Windows 10: Registry Error - Windows Update - Error Code 0x80040154

Sorry for the late reply. My computer crashed and I was rebuilding it today. I am taking the updates one at a time to see which one is causing the problem and will uninstall it. Here are the screenshots of my system.

 

Good morning, @kaltland

Thanks for the system info. Rebuilding? Does that mean a clean install, or something else?

TC

 

Good day all - after letting all the downloads processes, I still received the same error message - here is a screen shot of the downloadsWindowsUpdate.log that were installed, screenshot of the registry and copy of the windows update log showing where service 117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782 first appeared. I think my next step will be to do a RESET and see if the system will make corrections.

 

Good morning, again. Yes, a reset would keep all your data, NOT you apps and progs, but all your docs, pics, etc. And completely re-install Windows. If that doesn't do it.......well, only really one thing left. Best of luck to you, Kathleen. Keep us posted! *Smile

TC

 

Just to add to TC and Steves posts Kathleen.
When you get your computer repaired and running fine, I suggest that you install and use Macrium Reflect image backup program, its a free backup program, and FAR better than windows backup. Make regular complete image backups, when your system is running good, keep them stored on a 2nd hard drive. Then make your bootable Macrium Reflect USB version. This will give you insurance in the future, and also save you from re-installing your Windows, and having to re-install all your personal programs. Many of us here use Macrium Reflect. Link below....
Macrium Reflect Free

 

@kaltland, I have a different edition of Windows 10, I assume. I have another entry in the registry than you do, but my key that you are questioning is set the same as yours. Maybe you are looking at the wrong thing.





HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Services\Pending\117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782

 

Thanks for all the posting and essenbe for telling me this information. I have Windows 10 home , so maybe that is why you have one more service number then I do. Do you get an error message when your updates use the pending service? Maybe I should be looking more into the error code 0x80040154.

 

Just to add to the mystery, I have that, too. But without the "Register" sub-key. This is Insider.....

 

Open a command prompt Admin, then type these commands in one at a time, run each one separate.
Dism /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

See if they report any errors, and if the fixed them.

 

No, I don't get that error.

Maybe after running the commands, @OldMike65 suggested, also run sfc /scannow

 

Entire process in one command line. Copy/paste into Admin Command Window, and press enter. Reboot after all finished.

Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup&sfc/scannow&Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth&sfc/scannow&pause

 

thanks f14tomcat, learn something new everyday. Running checkup now.

 

Hi All,
my take on this

The GUID 117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782 is not an update, its the service GUID that allows/verifies updates.
In this case its appearing as a REDIRICT from 9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77.

The question is why is it redirecting and then failing in the installer, in previous versions that error code related to an activated but not registered OS., the
Failed to retrieve SLS response data for service
Caller Service Recovery failed to opt in to service
error messages also seem to point in this direction.

I know that W10 authenticates differently, but as far as i know the error codes have not changed.
( hr=0X80040154)

Kaltland can you zip the CBS log, (not the persistant ones) and post it please
see that it originally came with 8, did you just upgrade or clean install


Roy

 

Hi Kaltland
The above is taken from your opening request for assistance which indicated you had completed all admin command prompt fixes.

Having read all the offers of help from our extremely able members who did not read into what I read I can only suggest that you could have saved yourself a lot of pain and anguish if you had downloaded the ISO and reinstalled as suggested earlier.

Your choice....a good computer education or a nice squeaky clean computer in a little over half an hour.

 

Dencal -
I did a re-install from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10

I did a reset

and the last step I did was to factory reset, which took it back to windows 8 and then went to the above website and installed windows 10.

I am still getting the same error message.