DISM /cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase failed on offline image due to pending operation

Question

I tried to customize my own Windows 10 21H2 wim file, I removed some features and added .net 3.5 into the image, no any other updates or packages is added. The image is mount from a wim file to the directory C:\TESTWIN and therefore it is and offline image.

When I tried to run the command DISM /image:C:\TESTWIN /cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase I got the error 0x800f0806 which said I have a pending operation.

I found that the .Net3.5 component is pending to be install, also the features I removed is pending.
I also did the dism.exe /unmount-wim /mountdir:C:\TESTWIN /commit, but next time when I remount the wim, those pending operation still presist. I have no idea of what to do next, I have read through the documentation of DISM but nothing said about how to deal with pending operation.

Does anyone knows how do I finish/complete those pending operations? That is an offline image so sfc /scannow will not work.

Answer 1

Hello

Thank you for your question and reaching out.

Please try to revert or uninstall pending changes as per below DISM parameter.

/Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions

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Answer 2

Hi LimitlessTechnology-2700,

If I revert the chnages then there is meaningless and waste of time to make changes to the image.

I have mentioned that I would like to customise the Win 10 image.

Answer 3

I typically run this command in the live image rather than the mounted image. The issue of .NET 3.5 pending install tells me that the OS has to be put on a live system and the OS has to run to complete the setup.