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=== Assistant: Thanks for sharing the DISM.log — this actually confirms exactly what’s going on, and it’s not a corruption or servicin… ===
Thanks for sharing the DISM.log — this actually confirms exactly what’s going on, and it’s not a corruption or servicing-stack issue.

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All of this is normal and healthy:
* DISM initializes properly
* CBS (Component-Based Servicing) loads correctly
* Servicing Stack loads (wcp.dll succeeds)
* Command is parsed and routed correctly

So:

: 

===== The key lines are these: =====

<syntaxhighlight>Processing the top level command token(add-capability)
...
CBS HRESULT=0x8000ffff
Failed to install capability.

</syntaxhighlight>

CBS (the Windows component installer) is saying:

: 

That’s why the error message itself is (null) — there is no package metadata to report, because the package has been removed.

===== Notice the timestamps: =====

<syntaxhighlight>20:33:29 → command routed
20:37:31 → failure

</syntaxhighlight>

That delay is CBS:
* Searching the component store
* Querying Windows Update
* Checking if the capability can be staged

When nothing is found, it finally aborts with:

<syntaxhighlight>HRESULT=0x8000ffff

</syntaxhighlight>

This is expected behavior when a capability is hard-removed, not just disabled.

==== From your log: ====

<syntaxhighlight>Target image information: OS Version=10.0.26200.7462

</syntaxhighlight>

This is a new Windows 11 build.

===== - Browser.InternetExplorer[[User:Lukegao|Lukegao]] ([[User talk:Lukegao|talk]]) 05:35, 18 December 2025 (UTC)0.0.11.0 - ❌ Not present in WinSxS - ❌ Not downloadable from Windows Update - ❌ Not supported by CBS =====
* The capability name still exists for backward compatibility, but the payload is gone

So CBS throws a generic catastrophic error because there is nothing to install.

==== Microsoft never updated DISM’s error handling for this case. ====
Instead of a clean message like:

: 

You get:

<syntaxhighlight>0x8000ffff

</syntaxhighlight>

This is a design flaw, not a system problem.

==== Just to save you time: ====
* ❌ sfc /scannow
* ❌ DISM /RestoreHealth
* ❌ Rebooting
* ❌ In-place upgrade
* ❌ Registry edits
* ❌ Adding a CAB file
* ❌ Copying files from another PC

Even enterprise admins cannot re-add IE to Windows 11.

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Used by:
* Edge IE Mode
* Legacy apps that embed WebBrowser control

===== Completely removed. =====

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➡ Use Edge IE Mode (fully supported)

===== ➡ Windows 10 VM =====

===== ➡ Edge IE Mode with Enterprise Site List =====

==== Your DISM.log confirms: ====

: 

Nothing is broken.
Nothing needs repair.
The command is simply obsolete on this OS.

If you want, tell me what you’re trying to accomplish with IE (specific site, software, testing, nostalgia, etc.), and I’ll give you the closest working solution on Windows 11 without wasting your time.