When dealing with a corrupted opencl.dll
in Windows 10 (specifically Build 10586), standard repair tools like sfc /scannow
and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
may fail when:
- The local component store is corrupted
- Your network enforces WSUS server usage instead of Microsoft's public update servers
The critical error patterns you'll encounter:
CSI 00003c3a Hashes for file member \\SystemRoot\\WinSxS\\...\\opencl.dll do not match
CSI 00003c3b [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:10]\"opencl.dll\"
CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING (0x800f081f)
Method 1: Direct File Replacement (Quick Fix)
- Identify working
opencl.dll
versions from a healthy Windows 10 machine (same build) - Replace files in these locations:
C:\Windows\System32\opencl.dll C:\Windows\SysWOW64\opencl.dll C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-r..xwddmdriver-wow64-c_...\opencl.dll
- Take ownership and set permissions:
takeown /f C:\Windows\System32\opencl.dll icacls C:\Windows\System32\opencl.dll /grant administrators:F
Method 2: Offline Source Repair
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:D:\sources\install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Where D:\sources\install.wim
points to your Windows installation media.
For enterprise environments with WSUS restrictions:
@echo off
:: Temporarily disable WSUS for DISM operations
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v UseWUServer /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
net stop wuauserv
:: Perform DISM repair
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
:: Re-enable WSUS
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU" /v UseWUServer /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
net start wuauserv
After repair, verify with:
fciv.exe -sha1 C:\Windows\System32\opencl.dll
sfc /verifyonly
- Maintain a clean Windows image backup
- Configure WSUS to synchronize servicing stack updates
- Regularly check component store health:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
After upgrading to Windows 10 Pro Version 1511 (Build 10586), I encountered corrupted opencl.dll
files in multiple locations. Standard repair tools failed:
sfc /scannow
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Both commands returned hash mismatch errors, indicating deeper system corruption:
Found: {l:32 g2VAunZ6/2J1G3oL7kf9fjInPUA9VYeiJcl9VKgizaY=}
Expected: {l:32 9rnAnuwzPjMQA7sW63oNAVhckspIngsqJXKYSUeQ5Do=}
The root cause was two-fold:
- Local component store corruption
- WSUS server configuration preventing access to Microsoft's update servers
Error 0x800f081f (CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING
) confirmed the system couldn't fetch repair files.
Here's the step-by-step solution that worked:
# 1. Download clean Windows 10 ISO matching your build
# 2. Mount ISO and identify clean opencl.dll
# 3. Replace corrupted files manually:
takeown /f C:\Windows\SysWOW64\opencl.dll
icacls C:\Windows\SysWOW64\opencl.dll /grant administrators:F
copy clean_opencl.dll C:\Windows\SysWOW64\opencl.dll /y
# 4. Repair component store:
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:wim:X:\sources\install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
For developers needing to fix multiple machines, here's a PowerShell script:
# Fix-OpenCL.ps1
$cleanDllPath = "\\network\share\clean_files\opencl.dll"
$sysWow64Path = "$env:windir\SysWOW64\opencl.dll"
try {
if (Test-Path $sysWow64Path) {
Take-Ownership -Path $sysWow64Path
Grant-FullControl -Path $sysWow64Path -Principal "Administrators"
Copy-Item $cleanDllPath $sysWow64Path -Force
Write-Host "File replaced successfully"
# Verify hash
$expectedHash = "9rnAnuwzPjMQA7sW63oNAVhckspIngsqJXKYSUeQ5Do="
$actualHash = (Get-FileHash $sysWow64Path -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
if ($actualHash -eq $expectedHash) {
Write-Host "Hash verification passed"
} else {
Write-Warning "Hash mismatch detected"
}
}
} catch {
Write-Error "Repair failed: $_"
}
For development environments:
- Maintain a library of known-good system files
- Implement hash verification in deployment scripts
- Consider WSUS configuration alternatives for developer machines
Example hash verification batch script:
@echo off
set "file=%windir%\SysWOW64\opencl.dll"
set "expected=9rnAnuwzPjMQA7sW63oNAVhckspIngsqJXKYSUeQ5Do="
certutil -hashfile "%file%" SHA256 | find /i "%expected%" >nul
if errorlevel 1 (
echo Corruption detected in %file%
call :repair
) else (
echo File verification passed
)
goto :eof
:repair
echo Initiating repair procedure...
REM Insert repair commands here