Windows 10: 0x80073701 Windows 11 Update Error

I keep getting 0x80073701 when installing the updates Cumulative Update for W11 KB5015882 AND Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 W11 KB5015732I have tried uninstalling Malwarebytes, I've tried performing an In-place upgrade without any luck, as the updates keep failing. It doesn't harm my system apart from my windows 11 home button search bar not responsing for 2 seconds when clicked on, having to refresh and sometimes restart the windows explorer in task manager.Any guidance would be appreciated!

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Update error 0x80073701

Running Window 11 Professional.

I've tried several times, but the latest Windows 11 update
(KB5014668) keeps failing with error 0x80073701.

A web site suggested I try clean booting. I tried it. It didn't help.

So I'm writing to ask if anyone has any suggestions to fix that
inability to update error 0x80073701 .

 

Windows update error 0x80073701 and .Net Framework broken

When you do what?

Repair install or Windows Update?

If it's Windows Update, run the script that @Caledon Ken suggested in post #12

Windows update error 0x80073701 and .Net Framework broken

 

21H1 - Update error 0x80073701

I have tried all 5 solutions listed at Fix Windows Update Error 0x80073701
Unfortunately, none worked.
Here is the excerpt from CBS.log


2021-11-18 19:12:57, Error CSI 000000a8@2021/11/19:03:12:57.314 (F) onecore\base\wcp\componentstore\csd_locking.cpp(95): Error STATUS_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING originated in function CCSDirectTransaction::LockComponent expression: (null)
[gle=0x80004005]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CBS.log to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CbsPersist_20211119030238.cab to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CbsPersist_20211119022423.cab to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CbsPersist_20211119014525.cab to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CbsPersist_20211119013220.cab to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Added C:\WINDOWS\Logs\CBS\CbsPersist_20211119012011.cab to WER report.
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Not able to add pending.xml to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Not able to add pending.xml.bad to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Not able to add poqexec.log to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Not able to add SCM.EVM to Windows Error Report. [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Error CSI 000000a9 (F) STATUS_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING #2296481# from CCSDirectTransaction::OperateEnding at index 0 of 1 operations, disposition 2[gle=0xd015000c]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Error CSI 000000aa (F) HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING) #2296336# from Windows::ServicingAPI::CCSITransaction::ICSITransaction_PinDeployment(Flags = 0, a = Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-ShellLauncher-Deployment, version 10.0.19041.1023, arch amd64, nonSxS, pkt {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, cb = (null), s = (null), rid = 'Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-ShellLauncher-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1023.452ba6337308b2b7ab23de2c69e95976', rah = (null), manpath = (null), catpath = (null), ed = 0, disp = 0)[gle=0x80073701]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Failed to pin deployment while resolving Update: Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-ShellLauncher-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1023.452ba6337308b2b7ab23de2c69e95976 from file: (null) [HRESULT = 0x80073701 - ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING]
2021-11-18 19:12:57, Info CBS Failed to bulk stage deployment manifest and pin deployment for package:Microsoft-Windows-MediaPlayer-Payload-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.19041.1266 [HRESULT = 0x80073701 - ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING]



Any idea what I should try next ?