Source file not found. "path". Verify that file exists and that you can access it.

[Charios]

Swapped and old HDD with a new one, installed Windows 10 Pro (with Windows Media Creation Tool and bootable usb) and then these 2 problems appeared, which I think are tied together.
After installing most of the essential apps without a hitch, I got an error when I tried installing VLC, some kind of NSIS error, and when I tried to install uTorrent, the installer was running idle in the background but nothing happened. Then I tried to install Sony Vegas and League of Legends and the error in the title appeared, both paths lead to app data.

http://i.imgur.com/BTEy61w.png

Now I've tried changing paths to a shorter ones, added SYSTEM in security tab and gave it full access, checked if thos files in destination paths weren't locked. Nothing worked.
I've found a workaround:
net user administrator /active:yes

Both of those problems were solved by just installing them on this superadministrator account, but it's not my computer and it's a real pain to do this every time a program decides not to install.
Is there a way to fix this ?

 

[Colif]

do you have the creators edition of win 10?
right click start
choose run...
type winver and press enter

If you are one 1703, try this
right click start button
choose powershell (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth and press enter
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed to fix all files and restart PC

if you on a version other than 1703, those instructions are slightly different
right click start button
choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and press enter
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed to fix all files and restart PC

these fixes may not work as you may not have permission to even load admin powershell or command prompt

It sounds like something went wrong with the install as System should already have full access, and you shouldn't need to run admin to install programs, your user should have enough. If you haven't installed much, I would fresh install win 10 and see if it works right next time.

 

[Charios]

do you have the creators edition of win 10?
right click start
choose run...
type winver and press enter

If you are one 1703, try this
right click start button
choose powershell (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
Repair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth and press enter
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed to fix all files and restart PC

if you on a version other than 1703, those instructions are slightly different
right click start button
choose command prompt (admin)
type SFC /scannow and press enter
once its completed, copy/paste this command into same window:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and press enter
SFC fixes system files, DISM cleans image files, re run SFC if it failed to fix all files and restart PC

these fixes may not work as you may not have permission to even load admin powershell or command prompt

It sounds like something went wrong with the install as System should already have full access, and you shouldn't need to run admin to install programs, your user should have enough. If you haven't installed much, I would fresh install win 10 and see if it works right next time.

Version 1703, sfc scan went fine but when I try to run repair image, I get this error:

Error

 

[Colif]

that is anew one... though using powershell to do this is only new as well.

I think what it wants you to do is the long version

Download a copy of the win 10 iso from Here - create ISO by telling it you want to make DVD - and then mount that ISO in file explorer (see Here) and then copy paste the below command into powershell (admin)

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Where "X" is the drive letter where the ISO is located. Simply change the "X" to the correct drive letter


If this doesn't work, the same command should work in command prompt(admin)

 

[Charios]

that is anew one... though using powershell to do this is only new as well.

I think what it wants you to do is the long version

Download a copy of the win 10 iso from Here - create ISO by telling it you want to make DVD - and then mount that ISO in file explorer (see Here) and then copy paste the below command into powershell (admin)

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:X:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Where "X" is the drive letter where the ISO is located. Simply change the "X" to the correct drive letter


If this doesn't work, the same command should work in command prompt(admin)

You're probably sick and tired of me at this point but I've got another error:

Error

and maybe these will help:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwEwarXO_jIGSXBhcjF2U1hTQW8
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwEwarXO_jIGOE9tSmxuaHRNMlE

I've tried changing install.wim to install.esd since there was no .wim in my image of windows, but still no luck

 

[Colif]

so you created a new iso and mounted it on a hdd and then linked to that by changing x?

esd = efi system drive, up until now I have never had to use the

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:esd:E:\Sources\Install.esd:1 /limitaccess

command as the normal one works fine.

see steps 6 & 7 here - https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7808-use-dism-repair-windows-10-image.html#option1


I did run into a similar case a week or so before the update where source wasn't working.

You might be best trying this instead: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html