KB2821895 Windows 8 x64 Update 06.11.2013 problem

Hi,

Same Problem with KB2821895 for me on Win8 x86

I discovered it to be problematic when I ran cleanmgr.exe afterwards, which took nearly 2 hours under 100 % CPU Usage.

Thereafter got same problems with System File Checker reported by the others here.

Also strange:

After Update & running cleanmgr.exe, there is a huge "Reserve.tmp"-file in Windows/WinSxs, about 2 Gigs on my system, other folks in german forums report the same with different sizes from ca. 100 MB to > 3 Gigs. 

Q:

1. Is the running of DISM a real fix for that or just a sketchy solution ?

( Folks in german forums have compared their system files with the file list of the updated dll's in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2821895 and came to the conclusion, that the update seems to be not properly installed )

2. Can I delete the "Reserve.tmp"-file in WinSxs ?
3. Would you recommend to go back to a complete System Backup before the patchday ( I made one right before the updates )  and install all updates excluding  KB2821895 ?

After I ran system file checker and did the restart, at the Restarting message screen,  it said something about one something was pending, pauses a moment then restarted.    I did sfc twice and at both of their restarts that same pending something delayed the restart a moment.    I assume it was the offending KB# tying to finish installing.   

 

I did a   findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt 

zipped and uploaded one to here;   http://sdrv.ms/12FXRd3  Very large but zipps to 3mb

 

Dism is supposed to use Windows Update server for files it needs.   After that 2nd sfc failure I ran the DISM's and saw no pending something at the next Restart.   So I assume it fixed it correctly.

Hi,

I can confirm I have the same problem as others had explained. I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64 and did a fresh install. All windows updates are working except KB2821895. I no longer have the cbs.log file cause I've done a system restore. The Dism method as mentioned might fix it but I'm still waiting for Microsoft to fix the update/patch and an official answer.

Considering other non - techie users who applied the KB2821895 might not noticed anything wrong until they do "sfc /scannow" in command prompt, I feel like this update is not working as intended. But, hopefully we can get an official answer /fix from Microsoft soon. Until then, best i can do is hide the update and create a restore point / disk image.

Thanks, Best of luck

After I ran system file checker and did the restart, at the Restarting message screen,  it said something about one something was pending, pauses a moment then restarted.    I did sfc twice and at both of their restarts that same pending something delayed the restart a moment.    I assume it was the offending KB# tying to finish installing.   

I did a   findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt 

zipped and uploaded one to here;   http://sdrv.ms/12FXRd3  Very large but zipps to 3mb

Dism is supposed to use Windows Update server for files it needs.   After that 2nd sfc failure I ran the DISM's and saw no pending something at the next Restart.   So I assume it fixed it correctly.

BTW have tried the:

 sfc/scannow 

◦DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

◦DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

plus several different attempts at different System Restore points

all to no avail.

Thanks