KB2919355 (Windows 8.1 Update) Fails (800f0092 and 80073712) on Windows 8.1 Pro w Media Center

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I am running Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center. It is a 64-bit edition.

I downloaded the Windows 8.1 Update from MSDN. Installed it on two machines with no problems.

Update is a series of 6 updates packed in a single zip file. Unzipped the files. Went to install the first recommended update (KB2919442). Dialog box indicated it was already installed.

Went to install the second update (KB2919355). It ran through the dialogs and said installation completed. It indicated that a reboot was necessary. Rebooted. It began to install the update after the reboot. Got about 60% of the way through, then said it couldn't complete. Error message 800F0092.

Had successfully installed on two other machines, one a VM and one a Samsung tablet. Only difference is this computer is 1) Media Center, and 2) was running WebRoot antimalware agent.

Uninstalled WebRoot.

Retried the install. Got about 98% through the dialog (green progress bar almost at 100%), went it stopped and the dialog said Update Failed.

Error message in the update history is now 80073712.

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Hello all,

We wanted to take a moment to thank you for coming to the Microsoft Community to get the answers you need tosuccessfully install the Windows 8.1 Update.

We have published guidance for troubleshooting some known problems at*Install the latest Windows 8.1 Update*.

In order to give your questions the attention they deserve, we are opening new threads that will focus on solving each error individually:

If you are receiving the error ‘We couldn’t complete the updates, Undoing changes. Don’t turn off your computer’ please post to this thread foundhere

If you are receiving Error 0x800F0922 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are receiving Error 0x800F0923 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are receiving Error 0x80070003 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are receiving Error 0x80070005 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are receiving Error 0x80070490 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are receiving Error 0x80073712 when installing KB 2919355 please posthere

If you are having an issue not mentioned above, please*start a new thread*so that we can investigate your issue.

In order to keep these threads productive and prevent fellow customer’s questions from being lost we ask that you please keep any posts made to these threads on topic and constructive.

We are going to go ahead and lock this thread to prevent questions being posted in the wrong area and not getting the attention they deserve.

Thank you for your understanding

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Please note that's 64bit only

To make that work on 32bit do:

Also note AMD does not mean this only works on AMD chipsets. AMD invented the 64bit platform, so even if you are running 64bit intel, that amd64 notation is still valid.

sfc /scannow

DISM /online /get-packages /format:table | findstr KB2919355

DISM /online /remove-dism /online /remove-package /packagename:Package_for_KB2919355~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.3.1

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

DISM /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup /resetbase

cleanmgr.exe

@echo off

Echo Cleanup complete

pause

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Anonymous

2014-05-13T01:43:15+00:00

Yes, I ended up using Macrium, but I shouldn't have had to. It's a pointless restriction.

Not that it matters because I still can't get any media/key combo to install.

I have wasted a MONTH on this.
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Anonymous

2014-05-13T00:33:36+00:00

Oh, this just gets better and better.

Before I take another step I decide to make a backup image. So I pull out my 128GB USB stick and go to make an image of my 50GB Windows system. Stick is formatted as NTFS. But guess what, Windows 8 doesn't allow USB sticks to be used for image backups. Why not? "Well, USB drives are usually small so an automated backup might fail so we don't allow them."

What IDIOTS designed Windows 8? Seriously?

I assume that you used the native Windows backup utility, which is not very flexible. I normally backup to another hard drive. I use StorageCraft ShadowProtect Desktop or Acronis True Image. However, both of these are paid programs. I've heard that Macrium Reflect free edition is pretty good. I would think these programs would allow imaging to a USB stick, however USB sticks typically have agonizingly slow writing speeds. If you can't use a hard drive, I'd recommend a high-speed SD or CF card if have access to one.
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2014-05-12T21:51:45+00:00

Oh, this just gets better and better.

Before I take another step I decide to make a backup image. So I pull out my 128GB USB stick and go to make an image of my 50GB Windows system. Stick is formatted as NTFS. But guess what, Windows 8 doesn't allow USB sticks to be used for image backups. Why not? "Well, USB drives are usually small so an automated backup might fail so we don't allow them."

What IDIOTS designed Windows 8? Seriously?
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