DISM error 193

 Hi,

Thank you for update and reply.

I suggest you to check the Task Scheduler Dependencies tab, and checked that RPC, DCOM Service Process Launcher, RPC Endpoint Mapper, and Windows Event Log were started and set to Automatic.

Try signing in using a new user account and check if that helps.

I would suggest you to create a new user account and check the issue status in the new user account. This would help us to analyze the issue to find the cause and resolution. If the new account works fine for you, add your Microsoft credentials to it and use it as your Microsoft account.

Create a user account.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/getstarted-set-up-accounts

I checked on the services you listed  and they are all running normally.

I tried creating a new local account, and the same issues are still occurring in the new account

my mom is still using a local account on windows 10, as she "does not trust the cloud's security". So, she does not have Microsoft account or use the windows features that require the use of a Microsoft account. I also clamped down on the privacy settings in windows at her request. I did not use any tweak to do so, I only used the options provided by windows 10, so at the very least telemetry data is still going out to M$. I keep telling here how awesome Cortana is, but she doesn't care. Anyway, this is going waaay off track.....

the issues still persist in a new user account, both sfc and chkdsk still say nothing is wrong. one thing of note on the new account, edge opens then closes when I go to use it. windows store and settings still works (except the windows update portion of settings )though. I am still unable to use dism

UPDATE:

after seeing another post elsewhere on Microsoft answers (I don't remember which one, sorry) that suggested using Tweaking.com's windows AIO repair software to fix windows update. I already had this installed on my moms laptop so I gave it a chance. I don't know what all It did during the repair, but it was apparently more through than any of the M$ windows update fix-it's or troubleshooters. when the program was finished running the fix, it asked me to restart. After the restart, not only was the Windows update service running but the task scheduler service was now starting with windows, and staying started. so two problems with one stone, not bad.

DISM however is still throwing error 193 when I try to use it for an online service store repair.  a look inside the DISM.log file reference in the error message there are is an error message and two warning messages:

2016-02-17 13:22:25, Warning               DISM   DISM OS Provider: PID=8656 TID=6116 Failed to bind the online servicing stack - CDISMOSServiceManager::get_ServicingStackDirectory(hr:0x800700c1)
2016-02-17 13:22:25, Error                 DISM   DISM OS Provider: PID=8656 TID=6116 Unable to retrieve servicing stack folder for DLL search path modification. - CDISMOSServiceManager::SetDllSearchPath(hr:0x800700c1)
2016-02-17 13:22:25, Warning               DISM   DISM OS Provider: PID=8656 TID=6116 Unable to set the DLL search path to the servicing stack folder. C:\Windows may not point to a valid Windows folder. - CDISMOSServiceManager::Final_OnConnect

I am not sure as to what these errors mean, but it sounds like there is a setting that needs fixing. I just don't know where to go to find this setting. the last warning message is a little confusing as 'C:\Windows' is a valid folder, and since windows 10 is running from 'C:\Windows', I don't know why it is having trouble finding the servicing stack folder. is there a registry key or a config file that I can check to make sure the settings are still what they should be, and change them if they are not?

I have discovered that when I type 'dism /?' the help options are displayed, but when I type 'dism /online /?' error 193 occurs.

Hi,

Thank you for update and reply.

I would like to bring it your notice that DISM is the last resolution and unfortunately as you are getting DISM error the only option is to reset Windows 10 and choose keep files when resetting.

Follow the link suggested by Sumit Dhiman December 17, 2015.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-dism-errors-unable-to-fix/7c9ff2e6-7701-4f71-857d-19c32d242f32

Disclaimer: I highly recommend backing up all of your important files and folders onto an external storage device before attempting any type of OS repair or upgrade.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

Thanks

Mount your ISO,

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:E:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess

Substitute the source:WIM:E: to your drive letter. In this example the drive letter is E

I tried that, I get dism error code 193 even when I try an offline repair

 adding any switches past the /online part, even the switch /?, results in error 193

reset windows functionis not working due to error with dism. like wise a repair install of windows 10 also does not work, with setup failing when it tries to access the dism driver store.

after painstakingly going entry by entry in the registry and directory by directory and comparing entries and comparing directories to what was on my pc (which was made really easy thanks to remote desktop), I finally arrived at the system32\downlevel directory. I noticed there were a few of the lengthy named .dlls present on my PC that were not on hers. whats more, the .dll's had the word service in them so I copied took ownership of the downlevel directory and files on her PC and made made some adjustments to the permissions of the files there. while there is a shared clipboard in remote desktop, for some reason, perhaps a security countermeasure, I could not copy directly from my system32 directory to hers using remote desktop. but, what I could do, is copy the the directory onto her desktop, and then move the copied directory to her c:\windows\system32 directory. I then ran dism /online /? at the elevated command prompt I had open already. and lo and behold instead of the error 193 I had been getting, I got what you would expect to see from the command the dism help option plus the option to use with /online. currently I am running the dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth command. afterwords I will run a repair install just to fix up all the permissions and stuff I tampered with.

so... it looks like the culprit was one or more .dll's in the c:\windows\system32\downlevel directory

somebody please mark this as an answer!