2018-03 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4088776) - Error 0x80070002

Anonymous
2018-03-14T01:51:57+00:00

I have been struggling with this issue for well over a month, It first started with the "2018-02 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4090913)". Now its update Tuesday and this months cumulative update (KB4088776) is doing the exact same thing.

I have tried all 5 of the steps provided by microsofts here:                            (More than once)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/910336/windows-update-error-0x80070002-or-0x80070003

Finally, I have done a clean install of windows 10 three times now in the past couple of weeks, to no prevail. 

After each fresh install. the exact same issue.

I am running Windows 10 Pro Education, Version 1709, build 16299.15.

After each install it seems to update no problem, but seems to only be an issue once I reactivate my Windows 10 Pro Activation key.

I gave up weeks ago, and was hoping my problem would simply be solved by the latest update, but that is not the case.

Any help and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-14T15:57:28+00:00

    I have the same problem. Tried 7 times up up now with no success.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-22T14:02:36+00:00

    Yes, You'll want to stop doing that.

    Go to the Microsoft Update Catalog

    Enter the KB number for the Update that you are experiencing problems with (make sure Avast is turned off) in your case that would be the March Cumulative Update KB4088776

    Download the version that is right for your device to your desktop.

    In other words click the "Download Button on the right of YOUR version.

    This example is the 64 Bit version (which is what I use):

    Click the blue text ending in .msu above

    Now click the UP arrow next to the word "save"

    and select "Save AS"

    Then save it to your desktop in the usual way

    When the download is finished double-click the stand alone installer (the file you just put on your desktop) and run it.

    Once it is installed you can turn Avast back on.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-03-14T05:48:11+00:00

    Thanks, I geuss that's my next step.

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-03-17T19:38:33+00:00

    This worked for me

    Open an elevated CMD prompt

    Using the Service Controller command, make sure these services are set to auto

    SC config wuauserv start= auto

    SC config bits start= auto

    SC config cryptsvc start= auto

    SC config trustedinstaller start= auto

    Philippe

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-03-14T14:19:52+00:00

    You said that you clean installed Windows 10 3 times and the issue doesn't go. So here I suggest you a working solution to this.

    Reinstall Windows 10 on a new C:\ partition. During installation delete the C:\ drive and the System Reserved Partition. Now create a new C:\ partition from the entire unallocated space. Suppose your C:\ partition was 100GB and System Reserved partition was 500MB. So your new C:\ partition will be 100.5GB. Install Windows 10 on this new partition.

    Here the real culprit may be the old System Reserved partition that you are using with the new Windows 10 installation.

    After a fresh install everything would be fixed.

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