Fix DISM “Error: 50” in Windows 8 and Windows 10

DISM Error 50 occurs when a user tries to run certain commands using this built-in tool in Windows 10. The root cause of this problem is the operating system assuming that the location is from where you are. execute the command located in WinPE (or the Pre-installation environment). This assumption of Windows actually happened because of a missing registry key.

Error 50 DISM does not support servicing Windows PE with the / online option. The DISM log file can be found at x: windows dism dism.log “

To fix Error: 50 DISM, delete the “MiniNT” registry key by using the following steps:

1. Right-click on Start, click Run .

2. Enter regedit.exe and click OK .

3. Navigate to the following registry key:

 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  SYSTEM  CurrentControlSet  Control  MiniNT

4. Right click MiniNT , and choose Delete

5. Exit Registry Editor .

6. Not required to reboot, usually. See if you can run DISM now.

This fixes DISM Error: 50 in Windows.