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
    2015-06-15T03:36:29+00:00

    Hello, my error code for this issue is 80070002. I hope you can help with this. Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-06-15T12:06:45+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-06-24T10:13:19+00:00

    Windows 8.1 update failures

    KB2976978  fail code 80246013

    KB3035583  fail code 80246013

    Please help.  

    Thx

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-06-24T15:37:36+00:00

    KB2976978  fail code 80246013

    PS>($table Split-String  -Separator "\0"  -Newline -RemoveEmptyStrings) select-string "May-2015" select-string "21" -NotMatch<br><br><br>Generaltel.dll 10.0.10109.0 700,416 22-May-2015 13:08 x64 <br><br>Diagtrack.dll 10.0.10033.0 1,254,400 22-May-2015 19:43 x64

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/error-we-couldnt-complete-the-updates-undoing/9f85473f-fed8-425f-90e6-e202dd51834a?page=51

    (Google search for

        (80246013 OR 0x80246013) Aldwinckle

    )

    I'll leave analysis of the other one as "an exercise for the reader".   <eg>

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-06-25T02:58:26+00:00

    My computer has been trying to update, but I keep getting the following:

    Couldn't complete the updates, undoing changes:

    Error codes: 80246013

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