DISM
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DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) is a Microsoft command-line tool used to service, repair, and manage Windows images and features, both online and offline.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DISM canonical | 4 |
| DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image | 1 |
| DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup | 1 |
| DISM.exe | 1 |
| dism.exe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719671 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DISM Context triple: [Windows Sandbox, enabledVia, DISM]
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A.
System File Checker
System File Checker is a Windows utility that scans for and restores corrupted or missing system files to maintain operating system stability.
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B.
Windows Installer service
Windows Installer service is a Windows component that manages the installation, maintenance, and removal of software using a standardized, transactional package format (MSI).
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C.
Windows Update
Windows Update is Microsoft's built-in service for automatically downloading and installing operating system and software updates on Windows devices.
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D.
Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
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E.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DISM Target entity description: DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) is a Microsoft command-line tool used to service, repair, and manage Windows images and features, both online and offline.
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A.
System File Checker
System File Checker is a Windows utility that scans for and restores corrupted or missing system files to maintain operating system stability.
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B.
Windows Installer service
Windows Installer service is a Windows component that manages the installation, maintenance, and removal of software using a standardized, transactional package format (MSI).
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C.
Windows Update
Windows Update is Microsoft's built-in service for automatically downloading and installing operating system and software updates on Windows devices.
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D.
Windows Update client
Windows Update client is a built-in Windows component that connects to Microsoft's update servers to automatically download and install operating system patches, security fixes, and feature updates.
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E.
Windows Defender
Windows Defender is Microsoft's built-in antivirus and anti-malware solution designed to protect Windows systems from viruses, spyware, ransomware, and other security threats in real time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft software component
ⓘ
command-line tool ⓘ system administration tool ⓘ |
| canManage |
Windows drivers
ⓘ
Windows features ⓘ Windows packages ⓘ Windows updates in images ⓘ international settings ⓘ |
| canRepair |
component store (WinSxS)
ⓘ
system image corruption ⓘ |
| canService |
Windows Imaging Format (WIM) images
ⓘ
running Windows installation ⓘ virtual hard disk (VHD) images ⓘ virtual hard disk (VHDX) images ⓘ |
| commandSyntax | dism.exe [options] [command] ⓘ |
| commonCommand |
/Add-Driver
ⓘ
/Add-Package ⓘ /CheckHealth ⓘ /Cleanup-Image ⓘ /Disable-Feature ⓘ /Enable-Feature ⓘ /Remove-Driver ⓘ /Remove-Package ⓘ /RestoreHealth ⓘ /ScanHealth ⓘ |
| commonOption |
/Image:<path>
ⓘ
/Online ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/dism-technical-reference ⓘ |
| executableName | dism.exe ⓘ |
| fullName |
Deployment Image Servicing and Management
ⓘ
linked to:
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management
|
| introducedIn |
Windows 7
ⓘ
Windows Server 2008 R2 ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Server 2008
|
| location | %SystemRoot%\System32\dism.exe ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Windows ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| primaryFunction |
manage Windows features
ⓘ
repair Windows images ⓘ service Windows images ⓘ |
| relatedTool |
System File Checker (SFC)
ⓘ
linked to:
System File Checker
|
| replaces |
ImageX functionality for servicing
ⓘ
Intlcfg ⓘ
linked to:
Locale Data Markup Language
PEimg ⓘ Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe) ⓘ
linked to:
Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management
|
| requiresPrivilege | administrative privileges for most operations ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
32-bit Windows
ⓘ
64-bit Windows ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
offline servicing
ⓘ
online servicing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maintaining Windows installation images
ⓘ
preparing Windows deployment images ⓘ troubleshooting Windows component store issues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DISM Description of subject: DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) is a Microsoft command-line tool used to service, repair, and manage Windows images and features, both online and offline.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: DISM
linked to: DISM
linked to: DISM
linked to: DISM
subject linked to:
Windows Imaging Format (WIM) images