Windows 10: KB4562899 & KB4568831 - How to avoid installing preview updates? - July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 - KB4562899 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 2004

July 31, 2020 - KB4568831 OS Build 19041.423 Preview

What's up with Microsoft force feeding these "Preview" updates? They should have been optional updates, because they are "preview" updates.

As a general rule, I never install "preview" updates. That's a lessons learned from Windows 7.

These updates caused me immense problems on my HP laptop running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. They had an adverse effect on the HP Support Assistant which I was eventually able to uninstall and reinstall, but only after manually editing the registry.

I nearly had to reinstall the OS.

After multiple System Restore operations of which several were failed, I was able to recover from these "preview" updates.

I attempted to avoid installing these updates, but that wasn't possible.

Preview updates are for guinea pigs.

How do you avoid installing "preview" updates?

:)

 

KB4568831 not installing

I am presently at version 20H2 OS build 19042.388. KB4568831 is failling to install, it just loops from installing to downloading back to downloading. The following is logger in event viewer

Error Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8024200D: 2020-07 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 20H2 for x64-based Systems (KB4568831).

I have ran SFC and DISM with no errors. Deleted files in c:windows\softwaredistribution\downloads with no help. Any ideas

 

KB4568831 Cumulative Update Windows 10 v2004 build 19041.423 - July 31 Win Update

KB4562899 Cumulative Update .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 Windows 10 July 31

 

KB4562899 Cumulative Update .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 Windows 10 July 31 Win Update