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
    2024-02-02T00:08:45+00:00

    It downloads, it fails, it downloads, it fails,downloads, it fails adnauseum

    I guess Microsoft are asking us to turn off updates?

    What a p*ss poor outfit are Microsoft becoming?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-02T19:48:50+00:00

    I have tried few solutions from other microsoft forums but i ended up with windows update tab is completely broken and just loading forever

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-03T18:11:39+00:00

    I am having the same issue on my Dell Inspiron 15 5510 running Windows 11 version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.3007), when trying to install:
    2024-01 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034204)

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-09T23:25:56+00:00

    I wonder how much download bandwidth worldwide is wasted with this failure?

    Surely there is someone at Microsoft that this can be reported to, and actioned?

    How do we do that?

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-18T21:17:59+00:00

    maybe they're doing rolling updates..

    finally, i got a successful update. instead of KB5034123 it installed

    * 2024-01 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034204)

    * 2024-01 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034204)

    though, they still need to work to do for those who joined insider prog:

    this now fails:

    Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.22635.3209 (ni_release)

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