Windows 10: Windows 10 Can't Boot after June 2020 Cumulative Update KB4560960

Hi there,



I am hoping someone out there can help me troubleshoot a boot-up problem on a Dell XPS 8500 tower. I have a PC that cannot boot up after applying a Windows v1909 June 2020 Cumulative Update KB4560960. A home PC, very basic install, very little third party apps, no custom AntiVirus, or encryption media endpoints of any sort.



It goes into automatic repair / diagnosing PC and then stuck on the screen "Automatic repair couldn't repair your PC" with location of the Log file: E:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt.



I’ve done the following:



· The basic startup repairs, I have no system restore points, and cannot boot into safe mode



· Checking the location of the Srt log file by going into Advanced Recovery/booting with Hirens Bootable CD/using Windows 10 1909 USB media stick, it does not exist—it never gets written



· CHKDSK /r /f /v

o It finds no problems but is not able to write the log file with this error:

o Failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50.

o Seems like it can’t get written to the disk

o Research indicates bad disk or read-only disk suggestively

o Ran all diagnostics on SSD with third party utilities: HDDScan, HD Tune, Crystal Disk, Dell Diagnostic—no indications of a faulty disk. Disk has 4000 hours on it



· Suspecting a read-only SSD disk, I did Diskpart command: attributes disk clear readonly

o Error with diskpart failed to clear disk attributes

o Tried everything on google likehttps://www.diskpart.com/diskpart/diskpart-failed-to-clear-disk-attributes-3889.html to force the disk to be writable but no luck

o Tried updating the firmware on the SSD



· SFC /Scannow /OffBootDir=E:\ /OffWinDir=E:\Windows

o Is not able to kick off and errors out

o windows resource protection could not perform the requested operation

o suggestions lead back to chkdsk which have no result



· I have rebuilt the BCD to no avail

· DISM /Image:E:\ /ScratchDir:E:\Scratch /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth

· Tried to remove the patch with: dism /image:F:\ /scratchdir:F:\scratch /Remove-Package /PackageNameackage_for_

o Get an Error: 161
The specified path is invalid.

· Using DISM, it says the patch is installed.



· At this point, I am coming to the conclusion that something seems to have protected the drive from being writeable. However, I can still browse to the drive through Hirens boot cd/windows command line and create directories and files---so the SSD still seems writeable to me which makes no sense!



· I have tried to follow the guide at https://docs.microsIoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/advanced-troubleshooting-boot-problems#:~:text=On%20the%20Install%20Windows%20screen,if%20Windows%20can%20boot%20properly

o Based on this guide, I do not think I am making it to Kernel phase and am getting stuck in the boot loader phase

o Based on this phase its either a BCD or start up driver problem



· So my investigation is making me think there is potential driver problem which leads me to filter drivers at startup:

o Fltmc command reveals the basic native filter drivers that comes with Windows

o x:\windows\system32>fltmc

Filter Name Num Instances Altitude Frame
------------------------------ ------------- ------------ -----
FBWF 1 226000 0
WimFsf 1 161000 0
FileInfo 12 45000 0
Wof 4 40700 0



· Final thoughts, the Windows update could not apply properly because parts of the process may be hindered, and native command line repairs cannot function because they can’t write to their desired locations, something must be protecting the disk possibly which results in a no-boot.



Would anyone have any suggestions on how to continue troubleshooting further or have pointers in the right direction?



If I could get the SFC /scannow to run properly at all, that would be a great start at least!



Thank you to anyone out there!!

:)

 

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3156387) will not install

Maybe try with the Windows update mini-tool, found here http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/t...dows-10-automatic-updates-and-spyware.218745/ , thanks to Mussels. it installed perfectly for me last night.

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172985

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016

 

Cumulative Updates - March 10th 2020

Changelog for Cumulative updates released on March 10th, 2020 are as under:

1. Windows 10 1903 and 1909: KB4540673 (OS Builds
   18362.719)
2. Windows 10 version 1809: KB4538461(OS Build 17763.1098)*

For Windows 10 1903/1909, It is recommended to install servicing stack update KB4541338 before installing the cumulative updates.

Direct Download links

• KB4540673 32-bit update can be downloaded using this
  link and 64-bit can be downloaded from this.
• KB4538461 32-bit link is here and
  the 64-bit link is here.

Servicing Stack Update KB4541338 for Windows 10 1903 and 1909

• Use this link for 32-bit and this
  link for 64-bit download.

Windows 10 update history

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/4529964/windows-10-update-history

Windows 10 release dashboard

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-information/status-windows-10-1903

Follow @WindowsUpdate to find out when new content is published to the release information dashboard.

*Support for Windows 10, version 1809 ends May 12th 2020.