Cumulative update December 2020 - KB4592438 Failed to install

Anonymous
2020-12-08T21:29:51+00:00

I am trying to install KB4592438 for Windows 10 20H2. The patch is downloaded without any issue. But the installation fails and the screen starts showing - Undoing changes Don't turn off your computer. The error message is - Some update files are missing or have problems. We'll try to download the update again later. Error code: (0x80070003). 

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-12-24T00:41:00+00:00

    The issue was fixed for me after reinstalling Windows... :(

    However, I found this after the fix. It looks like something that worth the shot.

    https://howtofixwindows.com/windows-10-update-install-error/#:~:text=If%20Windows%2010%20update%20KB4592438,Update%20to%20download%20fresh%20files.

    Good luck with that!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-23T00:34:53+00:00

    No BSOD for me. The installation is failing during the reboot process.

    By the way, I contacted the Microsoft Team for online assistance and all the steps failed as well. Therefore, the next step is to re-install windows completly. I'm currently working on my backups to do it. This is not fun at all but I think we did everything we could to avoid it. :-(

    This is a BAD update!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-22T07:00:22+00:00

    Blue screen of death.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-22T04:34:29+00:00

    what is BSOD???

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-21T11:54:24+00:00

    Not during the installation. I've experienced one after installation under high system load. Not a 'proper' blue screen but a 'silent' crash / reboot without BSOD code display or crash dump generated. So I don't want to claim it is caused by KB4592438 but can have different reasons.

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