Windows 10 DISM.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth Error:582

[sfried]

After Running the usual Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase on the Admin Command Prompt after a Windows Update, I noticed it gave me an Error 1. On my second attempt, it gave me an Error 87.

I decided to look up the other advance DISM.exe commands such as /ScanHealth /CheckHealth and /RestoreHealth. I also downloaded the SFCFix program from MajorGeeks.com for good measure, and it seems the final error it keeps detecting is Error 582 "An illegal character was encountered..."

Here's a transcript of my latest attempt:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0

Image Version: 10.0.10586.0

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 1

Incorrect function.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0

Image Version: 10.0.10586.0

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 582

An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0

Image Version: 10.0.10586.0

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 582

An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 99% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0

Image Version: 10.0.10586.0

No component store corruption detected.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.10586.0

Image Version: 10.0.10586.0

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 582

An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

I did also execute "sfc /scannow" with Windows not finding any integrity violations.

Included is my dism.log file. I would appreciate the assistance!

 

[OldGrayGary]

Have to admit that DISM isn't my favorite cup of tea. I'm curious: what led to its use? ( ... you mention "after a Windows Update" ...)

There are some DISM and Windows Update experts over in the Windows Update sub-forum here - you could try your question there. But if the question seems largely "other-than" Windows Update - I'll check back here and have a look. Windows 10 is still having a few growing pains - we'll see if we have a cure or two.

 

[sfried]

Thanks! I tried reposting my question over at the Windows Update threads instead if you don't mind. As for DISM, I use it to prevent WinSys from swelling up in size after major updates where older components do not get removed, and you end with a lot of cruft from the original install. A clean install is a no-go for me, since I have many programs which would require hours of configuration should I ever reinstall them (Illustration and drawing programs with many custom brushes, for instance).

 

[OldGrayGary]

Sounds good - they are pretty familiar with the Update errors. (Also sounds like you have that magic work that computers can help us do: art!)