Error: We couldn’t complete the updates, Undoing changes. Don’t turn off your computer.

Anonymous
2014-05-14T19:34:39+00:00

This error may appear anytime a Windows Update fails. To investigate possible solutions, we need to start with the specific error code.

We can do this by viewing your update history.

  1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), and tap or click Settings.
  2. Tap or click Change PC settings, and then Update and recovery.
  3. Tap or click View your update history.

View failed update error code.

Please post here with your error code, so that the Community can try to help guide you appropriately.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-03-03T22:39:30+00:00

    and the Scannow results:

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

    Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

    Beginning verification phase of system scan.

    Verification 77% complete.

    Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some

    of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For

    example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not

    supported in offline servicing scenarios.

    C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-03-03T22:49:36+00:00

    The ...RestoreHealth command gets this result:

    Error: 0x800f081f

    That's looking much better than I thought.   So now you should go into the CBS.log and find the repair attempt and summary

    Here's an example

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/windows-81-store-error-0x80070002-comprehensive/2b0ed3e1-1835-4517-97dd-0a7abb6ef74c?page=3

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-03-03T22:57:30+00:00

    I read through that thread but do not know how to "go into the CBS.log and find the repair attempt and summary." What steps do I follow?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-03-03T23:00:56+00:00

    In fact, I did not see anything in that thread that addressed CBS.log

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-03-04T17:36:32+00:00

    @showmethefacts, C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log contains the log of the sfc command.  I have seen reports of issues with CNBJ2530.DPB on multiple computers but these were not relevant to the problems I was experiencing and were fixed by dism /restorehealth

    There may be some information in C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log as to why the dism command is failing.  I have not had to use the /source option which appears to be useful if you have access to a valid Windows image.  I though dism downloaded any corrupted/missing packages.  

    Could there been a problem with Windows Update accessing the Microsoft servers?  That might also explain why the download of the IE Flash fix is stalling at 5%.

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