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.

Thanks, didn't need to restart in Safe Mode as Windows finally loaded, but will keep this information handy if need it at a later time.

Update KB2955164 failed error code 800F0922 Also get error 80240055 I have tried installing with a clean boot as well as installing manually from ms. also tried the steps from this post Hello, Thank you for your response. Did you try using all the suggestions provided in the previous posts? YES I would suggest you to try following steps and check if it helps. a. Press Windows + X keys and select command prompt(admin). b. In the command prompt window, copy and paste the commands (all at once) and press Enter. net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver pause c. Wait for the process to complete. d. Close command prompt. Now, go to Windows updates and check. I hope this information helps. At this point it appears the only solution is to hide the updates. Please Help

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. I have two error code failing to go through: 80070005 80070583 email address: ******@hotmail.com

My error message is as follows: Update for Windows 8.1 for x64 based System (KB2965699) Error Code 800F0922 Thanks

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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2014-06-29T01:35:58+00:00

Thanks, didn't need to restart in Safe Mode as Windows finally loaded, but will keep this information handy if need it at a later time.
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2014-06-30T15:55:00+00:00

My error code was 800F0922.
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2014-06-30T20:16:46+00:00

Update KB2955164 failed

error code 800F0922

Also get error 80240055

I have tried installing with a clean boot as well as installing manually from ms.

also tried the steps from this post

Hello,

Thank you for your response.

Did you try using all the suggestions provided in the previous posts? YES

I would suggest you to try following steps and check if it helps.

a. Press Windows + X keys and select command prompt(admin).

b. In the command prompt window, copy and paste the commands (all at once) and press Enter.

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

pause

c. Wait for the process to complete.

d. Close command prompt.

Now, go to Windows updates and check.

I hope this information helps.

At this point it appears the only solution is to hide the updates.

Please Help
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2014-06-30T22:04:34+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.

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.
I have two error code failing to go through:

80070005

80070583

email address: ******@hotmail.com
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Anonymous

2014-06-30T23:26:27+00:00

My error message is as follows:

Update for Windows 8.1 for x64 based System (KB2965699)

Error Code 800F0922

Thanks
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