Windows 10: Windows Update 1903 Installation Failing

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  1. Windows Update 1903 Installation Failing


    For the past couple of months, my computer has been attempting (and failing) to install the 1903 feature update. I've gone through all sorts of things trying to get it to install, but it keeps failing. I had honestly gotten to the point that I stopped trying because nothing was working to get the update installed. It seems to stop at about 64% before rebooting and letting me know that it's "undoing changes made to your computer". I've received at least a couple of different errors after the failure, although at this point I can't remember all of them. One was 0x8007042b, while the latest error I got was 0xc1900101.


    Lately, my computer has taken it upon itself to try to reboot in the middle of the work day in its attempts to install the update. Most of the time, I catch it and postpone it, but the other day I happened to be away from the office for a little while and missed the prompt so the computer rebooted itself causing me to lose a fair amount of work. So, now I'm back to trying to get the update to install if for no other reason than to prevent that from happening again.


    At various times, I've tried pretty much everything I can find to resolve the issue over the past few months:

    • Update all drivers in Device Manager
      • Also went to manufacturer sites to download the latest drivers in some cases
    • sfc /scannow
    • dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
    • chkdsk /f
    • Disabled my ESET antivirus
    • "Clean boot"
    • Reset the updates
    • Install the update from an in-place upgrade using the Media Creation Tool
      • Now, I've also tried unsuccessfully doing an in-place upgrade to 1909
    • Disabled IIS (I'm a developer, so that's going to need to go back)
    • Disconnected all extra peripherals
      • Also totally, physically removed the second video card from my computer


    I have about 35GB free on my main OS drive (SSD) and 262GB free on my data drive (RAID 1). I'm now to the point where it looks like I'm going to have to perform a complete reinstallation of Windows 10 (going to use the 1909 image I just created), but I'd really rather not. I can't think of anything else to try, and none of my searching is giving me any other options. I'm posting here while I perform a full system backup in preparation for the apparently inevitable, hoping that someone may have a solution that will allow me to just do the update and move on.


    I've collected the log files requested in the "Troubleshoot Feature update install failures" article and made them available through OneDrive here (ZIP file): https://1drv.ms/u/s!AraQprZrsYcDlTUhpZBvbgv4G5MQ?e=g2VBb5


    Please let me know if I missed something or if there's anything else that might be helpful in getting this update installed without the need for a complete reinstallation of the Operating System. Thank you.

    :)
     
    Jeremy Gamble, Dec 9, 2019
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  2. jds21 Win User

    Windows Updates failed to instal

    I just did step one and they have just all installed.... thank you so much.... it was quite frustrating having that update window pop up every 5 minutes and failing to instal every time

    Thanks mate
     
    jds21, Dec 9, 2019
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  3. AsRock Win User
    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.

    =================

    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.

    =========================================

    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.

    ===================================

    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.
     
    AsRock, Dec 9, 2019
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  4. Windows Update 1903 Installation Failing

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Dec 9, 2019
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