same here

Well I finally got the VM updated using a combination of nearly every suggestion. If I'd got all the time in the world, I'd go back to the snapshot to try and repeat but in the end it was a mad combination of:

1. Changing the four services mentioned above to auto - note... Windows keeps resetting the start mode for the bits service to manual
2. Stopping the wuauserv and bits services and then deleting the SoftwareDistribution folder
3. Rebooting many times
4. Installing the update manually

On the last attempt, I ran the PowerShell script below, installed KB4093112 (Apr 2018 updates) manually and rebooted - at least twice. First time it installed a few things but still said a restart was needed so another restart installed some more stuff and finally said "Up to date" with winver showing Version 1709 (OS Build 16299.371).

What a palaver!

Fix-WindowsUpdate.ps1 - attempts to repair culmulative update failures.

Check running as administrator.

$User = [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()

If (!((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal $User).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator))) {

 Write-Host -Fore Red "Please run as administrator"

 Return

}

Change services to auto but also stop them.

$ServiceNames = @("wuauserv","bits","cryptsvc","trustedinstaller")

ForEach ($ServiceName In $ServiceNames) {

 $Service = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName

 If ($Service.StartType -ne "Automatic") {

  Write-Host "Changing $ServiceName to automatic"

  $Cmd = "cmd /c SC config $ServiceName start= auto"

  Invoke-Expression $Cmd

 }

 # Write-Host "$ServiceName`: $($Service.Status)"

 If ($Service.Status -eq "Running") {

  Write-Host "Stopping $ServiceName"

  $Service | Stop-Service

 }

}

Delete software distribution folder.

$Path = $Env:WinDir + "\SoftwareDistribution"

If (Test-Path $Path) {

 Write-Host "Removing $Path"

 Remove-Item -Path $Path -Recurse -Force

}

If (Test-Path $Path) {Write-Host -Fore Yellow "WARNING: folder not entirely deleted"}

Finished.

Write-Host -Fore Yellow "Run again if errors, otherwise restart"

Download and install in manually:

https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4093112

(in my case I needed to try it twice)

Cheers

Thanks, BertNiemeijer this solved my Error 0x8024200d