W11 cannot install KB5032190 error 0x800f081f - SOURCE_MISSING

Question

I cannot install KB5032190 - Windows 11 always printing error message 0x800f081f.

This problem occurs in 100 computers in a domain.
I'm in business environment with access to this domain controller and I have Endpoint Central on all those machines(I can deploy mass changes, installations, patch deploy(it's not working with this KB too) etc.

Tried all possible fixes:

• update troubleshooter
• sfc scan
• DISM online restorehealth and even with offline wim file
• App Readiness service
• Check disk space in reserved partition
• stopped all update services, deleted all update folders, started again
• and all other suggested solutions

The CBS log indicates missing pending.xml, pending.xml.bad and Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-Common-files.
I tried to install it from msu and cab file using wusa and dism.
Windows update shows same error - 0x800f081f.

Snippet from the CBS log

Could not find Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-Common-files, version 10.0.22621.1, arch amd64, nonSxS, pkt {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35} in package: 800f081f [Error,Facility=(000f),Code=2079 (0x081f)]
2023-12-06 11:17:48, Error                 SXS    WIL Origination: onecore\base\servicing\turbostack\lib\package.cpp(2860)\TurboStack.dll!00007FFE7D429637: (caller: 00007FFE7D42912E) Exception(1) tid(584) 800F081F 
2023-12-06 11:17:48, Error                 CSI    00000015@2023/12/6:10:17:48.251 (F) onecore\base\servicing\turbostack\lib\package.cpp(2860): Error 800f081f [Error,Facility=(000f),Code=2079 (0x081f)] originated in function (null) expression: (null)
ot able to add pending.xml to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2023-12-06 11:17:48, Info                  CBS    Not able to add pending.xml.bad to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2023-12-06 11:17:48, Info                  CBS    Not able to add SCM.EVM to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2023-12-06 11:17:56, Error                 SXS    WIL Origination: onecore\base\servicing\turbostack\lib\package.cpp(11067)\TurboStack.dll!00007FFE7D51CD90: (caller: 00007FFE7D6A67B0) ReturnHr(1) tid(584) 800F081F     Msg:[onecore\base\servicing\turbostack\lib\package.cpp(2860)\TurboStack.dll!00007FFE7D429637: (caller: 00007FFE7D42912E) Exception(1) tid(584) 800F081F ] 

2023-12-06 11:17:56, Error                 CSI    00000016@2023/12/6:10:17:56.924 (F) onecore\base\servicing\turbostack\lib\package.cpp(11067): Error 800f081f [Error,Facility=(000f),Code=2079 (0x081f)] originated in function (null) expression: (null)
2023-12-06 11:17:56, Error                 CBS    Failed to process single phase execution. [HRESULT = 0x800f081f - CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING]

It appears that the Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-Common-files component and the pending-bad.xml file are missing.

Answer 1

The error code 0x800f081f usually indicates that a source file is missing or corrupted. In your case, the CBS log indicates that the Microsoft-Windows-DirectoryServices-Common-files component and the pending-bad.xml file are missing. You can try the following steps to resolve the issue:

1. Download the language pack ISO for your current Windows version from the Microsoft website.
2. Go to the x64\langpacks folder within the downloaded ISO, copy the .cab file for the language that's referenced in the missing package to the local device.
3. Run a command that resembles the following example in an elevated Command Prompt window to restore all files that are associated with the missing language:

DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\temp\Microsoft-Windows-Client-Language-Pack_x64_it-it.cab

Note: Replace "C:\temp" with the path where you copied the .cab file.

If the above steps do not work, you can try repairing the component store with the Dism RestoreHealth command or manually repairing with a payload from the partially installed component. From an elevated command prompt, run these commands:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Sfc /Scannow

Restart the device and try installing the update again.

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