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
    2020-12-15T23:33:35+00:00

    Well, looks like we have exhausted every option to get Updates running.  After four days and six different support techs, all recommended attempts have failed. Some of the options included: DISM, SFC scannow, chkdsk... etc.  Even a Win Reset failed! 

    Looks like the only remaining option is to backup all files and completely reinstall Win 10.

    This whole lack-of-interest on Microsoft's part is pathetic.  Either something is wrong with the KB4592438 update or a previous update compromised the PC.  The number of replies on this issue speaks for itself.            Gosh, I miss Win 7  :-(

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-12-15T19:09:09+00:00

    None of the said things work for me either, and I can verify that it is not about the OS version or space. I have 3 laptops at home, an Asus ROG, an Asus Zen, and an MS Surface Pro 7 with completely different setups, disk spaces, even operating system language.

    So far, all are giving errors. My company's IT people tried to fix them to no luck. It seems this build (like half of all this update charade) is faulty.

    Also, since I already used the 28-day pause, now I am disabling updates every other day through services.msc to work without valuable time lost to rerolls and uninstall of update files.

    I am this close to switching to Apple for all my work stuff. This is becoming ridiculous.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-12-15T16:53:27+00:00

    went to the download catalog, failed to install, not good. Has this been reported to Microsoft?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-12-15T16:14:10+00:00

    I kept my system on Samsung SSD 500 Go which fail to update. What i have done is to disconnect my all day system, took an old 120 go ssd and tried to install windows and update to the new one. I just wanted to check if there were maybe an hardware issue (bios, drivers) with this KB.

    Just maked a usb key of windows with MCT to reinstalll like the first day. But this not a comfortable solution (it's radical ok) and i still want to resolve the problem on my all day system windows without formating and reinstalling.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-12-15T14:58:55+00:00

    did u reinstall windows? like you re-image your system? please tell me cause I am stuck in the loop!!!

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