PowerEdge: Windows Update Failing Use BOILER CBS/DISM Log File Analyzer

Summary: Use the BOILER Tool to Analyze CBS/DISM logs to provide suggestions on a resolution.

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Instructions

The BOILER Tool is maintained here. https://github.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/blob/main/README.md#boilerThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
 

BOILER

Filters the CBS and DISM logs for Errors, Fails, Warnings to quickly identify failing KBs, Language Tags, or corruption plus it provides Suggested fixes

Boiler

 

Documentation:

  1. Copy and Paste PowerShell code below
  2. Answer the Ready to run? Y/N
  3. Provide the log to analyze in the appear - Supports running locally or remotely by feeding it a ZIP file of the logs or a log file.
  4. Review the output for the finds and suggested fixes

Supported Scenarios:

- Failing KBs
    Shows any KBs that are failing to install, provides the link to download them if available and how to DISM install it for best success.
- Failing Language Packs
    Shows any language tag that is failing with the process to download and install to repair it.
- Corruption identified by the log
    Show any corruption identified in the log and the steps to restore health with eval ISO.
- Display Errors, Fails, and Warnings
    If no other scenario is found but Errors, Fails, and Warnings are seen, then they are displayed.

PowerShell

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="BOILER";$repo="PowershellScript

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 , Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2, Microsoft Windows 2008 Server Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server, Microsoft Windows 2012 Server R2, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R420, PowerEdge R420XR, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R470, PowerEdge R520, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R570, PowerEdge R620, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R6715, PowerEdge R6725, PowerEdge R720, PowerEdge R720XD, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R7715, PowerEdge R7725, PowerEdge R820, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R920, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640 ...
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Article Number: 000193563
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 05 Sept 2025
Version:  7
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