[SOLVED] Windows 10 registry broken, can't boot up or use DISM to repair

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For the past day Windows 10 does not boot up at all for me, I get this error:

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When I try to use sfc /scannow is startup repair I get an error saying: "Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation." When I try to use dism with a media installation USB I get this:

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These are the errors I get when I try "/scanhealth" and "/checkhealth:"

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I don't know what else to do at this point, and I can't afford to clean install my OS. I've attached several log files, I don't know what to make of them.
 

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Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Attached the repaired copy of your SYSTEM hive, please rename the current SYSTEM hive to SYSTEM.bad and copy the attached hive into X:\Windows\System32\Config using the recovery environment.
 

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Maxstar said:
Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Attached the repaired copy of your SYSTEM hive, please rename the current SYSTEM hive to SYSTEM.bad and copy the attached hive into X:\Windows\System32\Config using the recovery environment.
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Hi I have done this and I get this error now after dism completes:

"Error: 0x800f081f

The source files could not be found."

The ISO on the USB I am using is from Microsoft's website and I put in the correct index number for my edition of Windows, I directed the /source command to sources/install.esd correctly. The process does complete up to 100% before showing the error.
 
Hi,

Upload a copy of the CBS folder
  • Open Windows Explorer and browse to the C:\Windows\Logs folder.
  • Right-click on the CBS folder and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
  • Now the message will appear, "Windows cannot create the Compressed (zipped) Folder here. Do you want it to be placed on the desktop instead?"
  • Click on the Yes button here.
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  • Attach the file CBS.zip to your next reply. If the file is too large to attach, upload the CBS.zip file to www.wetransfer.com and post the link in your next reply.
 
Maxstar said:
Hi,

Upload a copy of the CBS folder
  • Open Windows Explorer and browse to the C:\Windows\Logs folder.
  • Right-click on the CBS folder and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
  • Now the message will appear, "Windows cannot create the Compressed (zipped) Folder here. Do you want it to be placed on the desktop instead?"
  • Click on the Yes button here.
653a64385d891-618e949e09fef-CBS-Folder.png

  • Attach the file CBS.zip to your next reply. If the file is too large to attach, upload the CBS.zip file to www.wetransfer.com and post the link in your next reply.
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Maxstar said:
Have you run DISM from the recovery environment or when the system was started normally into Windows?
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I just get the loading animation (dotted circle) when I try to start Windows until there's nothing but a blank screen, no errors or anything. Safe-mode appears to just remain in a blank screen when entering it too.
 
Attached the missing files, please unpack this file and copy the WinSxS folder to X:\Temp\ and run the following command in the recovery environment.

Code: 
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:X:\Temp\WinSxS /LimitAccess
 

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Maxstar said:
Attached the missing files, please unpack this file and copy the WinSxS folder to X:\Temp\ and run the following command in the recovery environment.

Code: 
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:X:\Temp\WinSxS /LimitAccess
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It said "/online" wasn't supported in PE mode, so I used "/image" instead, the operation completed successfully but I still just get a long loading animation then a blank screen.
 
Maxstar said:
Hmm, then I would suggest to image the current system drive so you will have a complete backup of the current state of the system. And then perform a cloud reset with the option keep my files etc...

Windows 10 Gets a Cloud Reset Feature, Here’s How it Works
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Unfortunately I don't have the space to backup right now. Is there anything in this bootlog that shows what's wrong? I see a few things that don't load, but I'm not sure if that's normal or not.
 

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I don't see anything strange in the ntbtlog.txt, so I would suggest to buy an external drive to make a backup and then perform the cloud reset. I guess you don't have any recent backups either?
 
Maxstar said:
I don't see anything strange in the ntbtlog.txt, so I would suggest to buy an external drive to make a backup and then perform the cloud reset. I guess you don't have any recent backups either?
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Is it possible some of these other files in "system32/config" are corrupt?
 
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