Windows 10: Windows 10 update 1909 > 2004 crashes when installing with error 0x80072F8F, 0x0000065E,...

I am updating Windows 10 1909 to 2004 through Configuration Manager. A few users have encountered an error.setuperr.log 2021-07-12 19:31:30, Error MOUPG CMoSetupOneSettingsHelperT<class CEmptyType>::InitializeSettings324: Result = 0x80072F8F[gle=0x00002f8f] 2021-07-12 19:31:30, Error MOUPG CSetupHost::InitializeOneSettings1341: Result = 0x80072F8F 2021-07-12 19:31:30, Error MOUPG SetupHost: OneSettings initialization failed: [0x80072F8F] 2021-07-12 19:31:31, Error MOUPG CFCDCATQuery::RetrieveResponse311: Result = 0

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Cannot install updates or Store apps, error code 0x80072F8F

Puzzling. Tends to suggest permissions errors or other corruption.

As a matter of routine, please run these basic checks.
a. Check your disk e.g.
HD Tune (free) Health and Error scan tabs (e.g. from Softpedia).
b. If ok, run
chkdsk c: /scan
from an admin command or Powershell prompt
c. if ok, run
SFC /SCANNOW
similarly

Report the summary results.

What is the status of these services?

 

Cannot install updates or Store apps, error code 0x80072F8F

All this looks alright, except the SFC /SCANNOW command returned a note about there being some corrupt files - I have the log saved if (part of?) it would be useful?

 

2004 update windows 10 error 0x80070002

Hello everyone,

thanks to some of the suggestions here and to some from other sources I have managed to fix the 0x80070002 error breaking up my feature update to 2004.

For completeness' sake and since it may help others, the following steps worked for me.

1. Download Media Creation Tool from Microsoft's official website
2. Create a bootable USB drive with the MCT
3. Boot up from this USB Drive
4. Choose install settings, click 'Next', but on the next screen select "Repair your computer" instead of "Install"
5. Choose "Troubleshoot" -> "Startup Repair" and let it finish
6. Restart into Windows and attempt the usual Windows update

It looks like the BCD on my computer had been damaged by the boot loader (Windows 10 + Recovery partition) and running the "Startup Repair" from the installation USB Drive corrected the errors.