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. 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 . Tap or click Change PC settings , and then Update and recovery . 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.

when i was updating the windows some programs are not installed and it pops up as KB2899189 and other error as KB2850036, pls fix this issue and let me know that my updates are working properly with our any error

I'm having the same issue, trying to install the KB2919355 update and it will tell me to restart, which I do, and then it says couldn't complete the updates undoing changes and that literally takes hours. I've tried almost a dozen times to get this update to install, but it refuses, I'm at my wits end with it. It says I have not tried to install updates so it doesn't give me any error codes. Only the couldn't complete the updates every time I try. I'd like some help figuring and fixing this.

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070091: Security update for Windows Kb4038788 I have tried the following to fix the issue : 1. Wiundows 10 Update troubleshooter 2. SFC /scannow 3. Repair or reinstalled windows store component thru DISM cmds. 4. Renamed or delete the Windows Upadte Cache (SoftwareDistribution Folder). 5. Even tried chkdsk /f /x cmds... 6. Lastly tried to download kb4038788 x64 cumulative update from MS Update Catalog, it failed also... All of these still it won't install, probably it wants to do a full clean install... I'm running windows 10 home edition with the creator's update.

This happened to me trying to install update 1703 for x64 based system KB4038788, error 0x80240009. Sat for several long days with MS "tech support" to no avail. Finally, they suggested a clean install. The answer is no! I'm beginning to believe the problem lies with the cumulative update itself since it appears that so many are having pretty much the same problem. By the time MS "tech support" finished, many of my icons had been disabled, I got a 10 minute black screen at log in, and it now takes forever to fully boot up. These technicians not only did not solve the problem, but created more!

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

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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.

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.
Tap or click Change PC settings, and then Update and recovery.
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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2017-09-15T11:39:21+00:00

when i was updating the windows some programs are not installed and it pops up as KB2899189 and other error as KB2850036, pls fix this issue and let me know that my updates are working properly with our any error
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2017-09-16T02:34:05+00:00

I'm having the same issue, trying to install the KB2919355 update and it will tell me to restart, which I do, and then it says couldn't complete the updates undoing changes and that literally takes hours. I've tried almost a dozen times to get this update to install, but it refuses, I'm at my wits end with it. It says I have not tried to install updates so it doesn't give me any error codes. Only the couldn't complete the updates every time I try. I'd like some help figuring and fixing this.
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2017-09-18T17:54:18+00:00

Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070091:

Security update for Windows Kb4038788

I have tried the following to fix the issue :

   1. Wiundows 10 Update troubleshooter

   2. SFC /scannow

   3. Repair or reinstalled windows store component thru

DISM cmds.

   4. Renamed or delete the Windows Upadte Cache (SoftwareDistribution Folder).

   5. Even tried chkdsk /f /x cmds...

   6. Lastly tried to download kb4038788 x64 cumulative update from MS Update Catalog,

it failed also...

All of these still it won't install, probably it wants to do a full clean install...

I'm running windows 10 home edition with the creator's update.
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2017-09-23T18:37:46+00:00

Error 0x80240009
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2017-09-23T18:46:41+00:00

This happened to me trying to install update 1703 for x64 based system KB4038788, error 0x80240009. Sat for several long days with MS "tech support" to no avail. Finally, they suggested a clean install. The answer is no! I'm beginning to believe the problem lies with the cumulative update itself since it appears that so many are having pretty much the same problem. By the time MS "tech support" finished, many of my icons had been disabled, I got a 10 minute black screen at log in, and it now takes forever to fully boot up. These technicians not only did not solve the problem, but created more!
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