Unable to install Windows 11 Update Version 23H2 (KB5036980)

Anonymous
2024-05-06T02:20:28+00:00

I've been repeatedly trying to install this update, but each time I try to launch the update, it will suddenly stop at 96% and tell me there was something wrong with the install and my PC files would return to the previous "un-updated" state.

I've tried every method I could easily find online (Removing all non-essential hardware, did clean boot into Windows, et cetera.), but none of them fixed the isue and I'm suspecting it's a deeper, less common issue.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T13:29:42+00:00

    Why won't my windows upgrade?

    Thx,

    Jim.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-10T20:43:13+00:00

    The problem started when my laptop was repaired and window10 installed. Now I can't reinstall my window11.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T23:23:30+00:00

    You gotta do a clean install. Download the tool from Media Creation Tool and go from that.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-08T18:33:08+00:00

    This doesn't work. I get a syntax error with the following: Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.old
    Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

    None of this works for me. I tried to troubleshoot, tried to download directly and none of that works.

    Help!

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-01T22:00:38+00:00

    Yup, you do!

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