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Installing feature "Windows Projected File System" returns with error

Anonymous
2023-09-14T14:11:10+00:00

I am trying to complete my setup of Visual Studio.

That setup wants to enable a windows feature:

"C:\Windows\system32\dism.exe" /online /quiet /norestart /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:"client-projfs"

and returns this error: The referenced assembly could not be found.

Any help would be appreciated

I am running Windows 2019 Server

Already tried:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup
sfc /scannow

All reported that my system = healthy.

Windows for business Windows Server Devices and deployment Install Windows updates, features, or roles

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-14T14:18:46+00:00
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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-15T08:32:45+00:00

    Hi.

    This error message usually occurs when the installation files for the Windows Projected File System feature are missing or corrupted. To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

    1. Run the System File Checker tool to check for and repair any corrupted system files. To do this, open an elevated Command Prompt and type "sfc /scannow" (without quotes) and press Enter.
    2. Check if the required assembly is present in the Windows assembly cache. To do this, open an elevated Command Prompt and type "gacutil /l Microsoft.Windows.ProjectedFileSystem" (without quotes) and press Enter. If the assembly is not listed, you may need to reinstall the feature.
    3. Try reinstalling the Windows Projected File System feature. To do this, open the Server Manager and navigate to the "Add Roles and Features" wizard. Select the server you want to install the feature on, and then select the "Windows Projected File System" feature from the list of available features. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.

    Best Regards,

    Hania Lian

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