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Hi All,
same problem with KB4592438 but with Error 0x80070002 , coming from version 19042.630 , several attempts with DISM and SFC but no success, nor offline KB4592438 installation. WU stopped working
After reading a lot on the web I tried this metod here found on this link
Error 0x80070002 - Windows Update - Microsoft Community:
Open administrative Command Prompt and type following commands one-by-one followed by Enter key.
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
Close Command Prompt and see if Windows Updates works then
The two ren commands did not work for me since the paths were not found on my machine so I skipped them
After closing the command prompt I relaunched the Windows Updates procedure, KB4592438 was downloaded. Did a restart and at the end the update was successfully installed, now I am with 19042.685.
Hope it can help
M.
OMG This magically worked!!!
I have been on "update failed -> system repair -> uninstall update" loop since the 2020-12 cumulative update and gave up after trying all the mentioned scannow, offline download etc etc, and decided to just wait for the next update BUT i saw this and tried and it worked!!
I Typed all the commands by copying and pasting on admin CMD, though take note,
net stop wuauserv (it did stop this service)
net stop cryptSvc(it did stop this service)
net stop bits (this was not stopped cuz somehow its not running to begin with)
net stop msiserver(this was not stopped cuz somehow its not running to begin with)
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old(it looks like it did nothing cuz no message after typing this)
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old(it looks like it did nothing cuz no message after typing this)
net start wuauserv (it enabled this service)
net start cryptSvc(it enabled this service)
net start bits(it enabled this service)
net start msiserver(it enabled this service)
after im done typing ALL of the commands, I then opened the "Check for Update" on pc again and it downloaded and installed the update then restart, but this time it proceeded and finished the update !!!!