You can uninstall only the documentation component using msiexec commands. This requires the (GUID) of the documentation MSI.
If you are performing an offline installation, the error indicates that the Installers subfolder is missing the specific toolkit documentation-x86-en-us.msi package. setup cannot locate toolkit documentation-x86-en-us.msi
If you are using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) and see this error, it is often a known bug where the tool expects an x86 folder that the ADK no longer creates by default. You can uninstall only the documentation component using
: If you are on a computer without internet access, run the ADK setup on a machine with internet and select the option: "Download the Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit for installation on a separate computer" . Copy these files to your target machine and run setup again. If you are using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
: If you downloaded a web installer, the temporary file may have been deleted or corrupted. Re-download the package. Missing Prerequisites : Sometimes this file is part of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
You are installing a development toolkit—often related to legacy Visual Studio components, Intel's compiler suites, or certain CAD/engineering software from the 2010s. Halfway through, the wizard halts with a modal dialog box demanding toolkit documentation-x86-en-us.msi . Cancel, and the entire installation rolls back. Retry, and it fails again. The documentation component is not missing; the pointer to it is broken.