Error 0x800f0922 when trying to uninstall Windows Server roles or features
This article helps fix the error 0x800f0922 that occurs when you uninstall Microsoft Windows Server roles or features.
Applies to: Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Original KB number: 4094128
Symptoms
When you try to uninstall a Windows Server role or feature by using Server Manager or the PowerShell cmdlet Uninstall-WindowsFeature, the attempt fails, and you receive error code 0x800f0922 and the following error message:
CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED
Processing advanced installers and generic commands failed
For example, when uninstalling Windows Deployment Services (WDS), the following errors were logged in the CBS.log under C:\Windows\Logs\CBS:
SQM: Reporting selectable update change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64
~~6.3.9600.16384, update: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services, start: Installed, applicable: Resolved, target: Resolved, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, download source: 0, download time (secs): 4294967295, download status: 0x0 (S_OK),reboot required: False, overall result:0x800f0922 (CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED)
SQM: Upload requested for report: UpdateChange_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142860, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
TI: CBS has queried the current reboot required state: 0
SQM: Reporting selectable update change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, update: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Deployment-Server, start: Staged, applicable: Resolved, target: Resolved, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, download source: 0, download time (secs): 4294967295, download status: 0x0 (S_OK),reboot required: False, overall result:0x800f0922 (CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED)
SQM: Upload requested for report: UpdateChange_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Deployment-Server_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142860, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
TI: CBS has queried the current reboot required state: 0
SQM: Reporting selectable update change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, update: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Transport-Server, start: Installed, applicable: Resolved, target: Resolved, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, download source: 0, download time (secs): 4294967295, download status: 0x0 (S_OK),reboot required: False, overall result:0x800f0922 (CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED)
SQM: Upload requested for report: UpdateChange_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Transport-Server_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142860, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
SQM: Reporting package change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, current: Installed, pending: Default, start: Installed, applicable: Installed, target: Installed, limit: Installed, hotpatch status: DisabledBecauseNoHotpatchPackagesInitiated, status: 0x0, failure source: Execute, reboot required: False, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433 reboot reason: REBOOT_NOT_REQUIRED RM App session: -1 RM App name: N/A FileName in use: N/A
SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeBegin_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142859, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
SQM: Reporting package change completion for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, current: Installed, original: Installed, target: Installed, status: 0x800f0922, failure source: Execute, failure details: "(null)", client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, pending decision: InteractiveInstallFailed, primitive execution context: Interactive
SQM: execute time performance datapoint is invalid. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]
SQM: Failed to initialize Win SAT assessment. [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
SQM: average disk throughput datapoint is invalid [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeEnd_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142862, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
TI: CBS has queried the current reboot required state: 0
SQM: Reporting selectable update change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, update: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Admin-Pack, start: Staged, applicable: Resolved, target: Resolved, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, download source: 0, download time (secs): 4294967295, download status: 0x0 (S_OK),reboot required: False, overall result:0x800f0922 (CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED)
SQM: Upload requested for report: UpdateChange_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Admin-Pack_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142860, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
SQM: Reporting package change for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, current: Installed, pending: Default, start: Installed, applicable: Installed, target: Installed, limit: Installed, hotpatch status: DisabledBecauseNoHotpatchPackagesInitiated, status: 0x0, failure source: Execute, reboot required: False, client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433 reboot reason: REBOOT_NOT_REQUIRED RM App session: -1 RM App name: N/A FileName in use: N/A
SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeBegin_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142859, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard SQM: Reporting package change completion for package: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, current: Installed, original: Installed, target: Installed, status: 0x800f0922, failure source: Execute, failure details: "(null)", client id: DISM Package Manager Provider, initiated offline: False, execution sequence: 1433, first merged sequence: 1433, pending decision: InteractiveInstallFailed, primitive execution context: Interactive
SQM: execute time performance datapoint is invalid. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND]
SQM: Failed to initialize Win SAT assessment. [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
SQM: average disk throughput datapoint is invalid [HRESULT = 0x80040154 - Unknown Error]
SQM: Upload requested for report: PackageChangeEnd_Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-UI-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384, session id: 142862, sample type: Standard
SQM: Ignoring upload request because the sample type is not enabled: Standard
FinalCommitPackagesState: Completed persisting state of packages
Enabling LKG boot option
Exec: Processing complete. Session: 30651968_3203616141, Package: Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384 [HRESULT = 0x800f0922 - CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED]
Failed to perform operation. [HRESULT = 0x800f0922 - CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED]
Session: 30651968_3203616141 finalized. Reboot required: no [HRESULT = 0x800f0922 - CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED]
Failed to FinalizeEx using worker session [HRESULT = 0x800f0922]
Cause
This issue can occur if there are more than 65,000 files in the Windows Temp directory. The Windows Temp directory is located at C:\Windows\Temp. Check Windows environment variables to confirm the location of the Windows Temp directory.
Resolution
To resolve the problem, delete the contents of the Windows Temp folder (normally C:\Windows\Temp), and then again try to remove the Windows Server role or feature.
Data collection
If you need assistance from Microsoft support, we recommend you collect the information by following the steps mentioned in Gather information by using TSS for deployment-related issues.
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