Unable to install 2024-01 Cumulative Updates for Windows 11

Anonymous
2024-01-14T16:59:03+00:00

I've tried the Windows Troubleshooter, and I disabled Malwarebytes (I primarily use Windows Defender, so I didn't need it running as well), and I've tried restarting a couple times.

But the following two updates refuse to install, and I keep receiving error code 0x80070020 for:

  • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034123)
  • 2024-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 11, version 22H2 for x64 (KB5033920)

What do I need to do, to get these updates to install?

I'm running Windows 11 Home (version 22H2).

Not sure if it's extraneous info but my processor is a 12th Gen Intel i7, with 32GB of RAM.

Many thanks,

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T18:03:51+00:00

    Hi, I'm Elise, a fellow user like yourself and I'd be happy to help with your issue.

    I would next recommend using the SFC tool to try and repair the issue.

    For steps on how to use this tool, please see here:

    https://support.microsoft.com/topic/79aa86cb-ca...

    If this still doesn’t resolve the issue then try a repair upgrade using these instructions:

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    Please let me know if you need any further assistance.

    Kind Regards,

    Elise

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T20:46:42+00:00

    I have the same issue and have run the troubleshooter and retried multiple times - turned off all virus protection (shutting them down completely - not just a soft turn off). Still fails with same error of "0x800f081f". The solution presented below does not appear to be related to this issue although I tried it anyway. Does anyone else have this issue?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T22:42:46+00:00

    Unfortunately, both methods have not worked.

    I tried using the SFC tool--it did fix some corrupt files--but no luck getting the updates to install.

    Then I tried doing the repair upgrade, but both attempts resulted in a message saying Windows 11 failed to install or something to that order (I forget the exact wording).

    At this point, I'm assuming it's an issue with the update itself--so maybe a future patch produced by Microsoft will work better?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-14T23:02:21+00:00

    Yes that is possible as they are cumulative updates a future update may supersede these.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T02:07:26+00:00

    I'm having the same issue with regard to the update failing.

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