Windows 10: 1803 update has been failing since May 2018

My wife has an ASUS laptop that she will, on a scattershot basis, let me know is misbehaving. Usually when I then get under the hood there are other problems, and it's farther downstream than optimal - even too late to try a system restore.

In this case, she was complaining that it can take as long as five minutes after starting or waking the laptop, to have an internet connection. I did notice that the network adapter settings were allowing the adapter to be turned off to save power, so I unchecked that box and we'll see what happens.

But more disturbing to me was that I noticed that the 1803 update has failed to update on her computer going back to May 2018.

The update history (since deleted in an attempt to fix) is pasted here, although it only goes back to September:




All reference "Feature update to Windows 10, version 1803."

There are parenthesized non-sequential numbers, 3-16 (but, again, not in a particular order) after the above phrase.

The associated error codes alternate between 0x80246007 and 0x80070005, although there was a 0xc190011f from September.

Things I've tried:

• 2018-10 Update - Error Code: (0x80073712) - Windows 10 Forums - Particularly the steps from Post 2. sfc /scannow found nothing out-of bounds. Running the troubleshooter would give me a "Potential Windows Update Database Error Detected" - and not be able to fix it
• In poking around on how to fix that error, I came upon Brink's downloadable .bat file at Reset Windows Update in Windows 10 | Tutorials and I downloaded and ran it.
• This seemed to bring about some improvement. Over the course of 90 minutes or so, a new 1803 update was found, downloaded, initialized (order might be wrong, sorry), and then installation began. But sometime after 55%, there was a failure with a 0x80070005 code. Is there a way of looking to see exactly what/where the failure occurred during the install process? Install was working, I went away, and it had failed on my return.

I'm not (much) concerned about the Windows update process itself. While the 1803 update keeps failing, several other "quality" updates are succeeding.

But I'm curious about what might be going wrong. And I've read posts - maybe here, maybe elsewhere - about the 1803 update being better accomplished by using some tools, including the "media creation tool," to do the upgrade, versus allowing Windows update to handle it. Thoughts?

:)

 

Windows 10 fails to update


When you finish testing the Avast suggestion, make sure that you restart your machine.

Then if the issue persists, please return to the trouble shooting list in post# 89

I think there are three steps that remain; the WU troubleshooter, reset WU components, and manual WU reset.

 

April 2018 Update 1803 fails to install

Windows Update attempts, but fails to install the April 2018 Update (1803) on a WinPro 10 64 bit machine.

The error occurs with a statement that it could not uninstall these apps:

> Hybrid laptops with discrete GPU connected to display.

The Uninstall and Refresh options which is offered does not resolve the issue.

Thoughts?

 

Windows 10 v. 1803 update issue, not resolved by Update Troubleshooter

For a few weeks, Windows Update has been failing with error 0x80070426 in the Event Log. Despite the warning Your device is missing important security and quality fixes, no update KB item is listed.





The Windows Update Repair tool finishes with apparent success, but despite repeated attempts, it has not resolved the issue. After running repair, a search for updates produces the dialog above.





The OS is Windows 10 Home version 1803, build 17134.112, and the last updates listed in History are KB4100347: Intel microcode updates, installed 9/17/2018, and KB4456655: Servicing stack update for Windows 10, version 1803, installed 9/11/2018. History shows no recent pending or failed update.