TopicWindows Server →
0x800F081E — Source files cannot be found
What does this error mean?
DISM or Windows Update does not find the files needed to repair or install a Windows component.
Probable causes
- source of repair absent
- Windows Update or WSUS inaccessible
- ISO image of another build
- optional component requiring a local source
Verification and resolution
- Check the exact version and build of Windows
- Test the access to Windows Update or WSUS
- Mount an ISO corresponding to the same version if a local source is required
- Relaunch DISM with /Source and /Limit access only if the source is correct
Precaution: A source of, another version of Windows can worsen or make repair impossible.