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Windows 10 home, new computer with CPU Intel 8700K working well, version 1709 installed.
I noticed that windows update gives error 0x80070bc2 when trying to install 2017-11 Cumulative update for Windows Version 1709 for amd64-based systems KB4048955 (and before KB4043961) ... getting a sort of a loop as it requires a restart to finish installing but at any restart gives the same message and does not install.
Tried various things such as sfc scan, dism, troubleshooting windows update, manual install etc. Nothing works. Other updates such as KB4048951 and KB4051613 installed correctly in the last few days. Can someone help?
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This seems to have worked for me:
SC config wuauserv start= auto
SC config bits start= auto
SC config cryptsvc start= auto
SC config trustedinstaller start= auto
This "Fix" worked for my ASUS M32 series Desktop PC. Don't forget to leave a space between the = sign and auto. After computer restarted, the screen stated the message "Downloading stage 1 of 6, Don't shut off machine". This takes about 5 minutes to complete, but it works well. Thank you Devon!
I got me a new computer after 3month of mednes and I went to staem!
ALL IS WELL. I AM (Finally!!) A WINDOWS FALL CREATOR.
This seems to have worked for me:
- Right-click on Windows key and select Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type the following commands in Command Prompt window. To execute them, press Enter after each one.
SC config wuauserv start= auto
SC config bits start= auto
SC config cryptsvc start= auto
SC config trustedinstaller start= auto
- Finally, restart your PC and try to install the update that was previously returning the 0x80070bc2 error.
I tried these commands running as Admin, got the return messages below, the message text was in red.
Windows PowerShell
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PS C:\Users\USER> SC config wuauserv start= auto
Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'start='.
At line:1 char:1
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-Content], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand
PS C:\Users\USER> SC config bits start= auto
Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'start='.
At line:1 char:1
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-Content], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand
PS C:\Users\USER> SC config cryptsvc start= auto
Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'start='.
At line:1 char:1
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-Content], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand
PS C:\Users\USER> SC config trustedinstaller start= auto
Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'start='.
At line:1 char:1
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Set-Content], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand
Don't work!!!