Windows 10: Windows 11 KB5058405 update may prevent some PCs from starting

Microsoft has botched yet another Windows Update. It has confirmed that some PCs may fail to start after installing the KB5058405 update for Windows 11.

Microsoft released the update a few weeks ago, during Patch Tuesday. Shortly after it rolled out the update, reports began to surface that some computers were failing to boot. The error code associated with the issue is 0xc0000098, and displays a message that reads, "Your PC/Device needs to be repaired. The operating system couldn't be loaded because a required file is missing or contains errors."

An update on the Windows release health dashboard mentions that the issue is to be related to the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface driver, commonly known as the ACPI.sys file. It is a kernel-mode driver that allows Windows to manage hardware resources and power states. Microsoft says that the error could also occur with a different file name. The problem has now been acknowledged as a known issue that primarily affects devices running in virtual machines.

This includes Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Virtual Desktop, and On-premises virtual machines hosted on Citrix or Hyper-V. Microsoft says that Windows Home or Pro users are unlikely to face this issue, as virtual machines are mostly used in IT environments. The company says that is working on a resolution for this issue, and could release an Out-of-band update in the coming days.

For now, Microsoft has suggested a workaround for Azure users who installed the update and are facing problems. These users should repair their Windows VM using repair commands outlined in a support document. Bleeping Computer reports that Microsoft recently released an out-of-band update to patch a BitLocker recovery issue that affected Windows 10, causing boot failures on some PCs. This issue, like the one that affects VMs, also surfaced in the May Security Update.

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Windows Updates failed to instal

I'm not sure how differant XP media center Edition is but you could clear the history \ cache if these folders are there.

Step 1 Register DLL files.

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By trying this step, we can check if the update engines are working properly.



1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start and Run, type "Regsvr32 atl.dll" (without quotes) in the Open box and click OK.



Note: There is a space between regsvr32 and atl.dll



3. Similarly, one by one, register the files listed below:



Regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Regsvr32 wuapi.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

Regsvr32 wups2.dll

Regsvr32 wucltui.dll

Regsvr32 wups.dll

Regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Regsvr32 qmgr.dll

Regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Regsvr32 jscript.dll



Note: If you encounter errors while registering any of these files then skip that file and continue with the next one.



If the issue persists, let's move on to the steps below to verify Windows Update services and temporary folders.



Step 2 Verify the relevant Windows Update services.

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1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.

2. Double click the service "Automatic Updates".

3. Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic" or "Manual". Then please click the button "Stop" under "Service Status" to stop the service.

6. Then please click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

7. Please repeat the above steps with the other services:



Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Event Log

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



Note: Event log service is enabled on all of the hardware profiles; this service does not have an option to enable or disable on certain hardware profile.



If it still does not help, let's proceed to step 3.



Step 3 Reload the Update temporary folders.

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One possible cause is that the temporary folder for Windows Update is containing corrupted files. Let's erase all the files there to get the system clean.



1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net stop WuAuServ



2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net start WuAuServ



Please test the Windows Update website and let me know the result. If the issue persists, to clarify the issue and provide more accurate troubleshooting steps, please assist me in collecting the following information.

 

HyperSLI (Enabling SLI on non-sli motherboards)

To turn off windows updates in windows 7 follow these steps:

Click the start button, in the search box type in 'windows updates', click on 'windows update'
in the search results list, in the left side of the windows update window click 'change settings'
then in the option bar select 'Never check for updates'.

 

Windows Update - Prevents Appliations from Loading

Update KB4015217 currently preventing a number of applications in our environment from loading.

We have to perform the following steps to get the applications to run:

Uninstall Windows Update KB4015217

• Windows Update
• Update History
• Uninstall Update
  

Reboot

Run the “Windows Update Hide Tool”

Hide update KB4015217