Windows 10 Feature Update 20H2 consistently fails with 0x80242016 error

Anonymous
2020-12-17T20:42:31+00:00

Feature Update to Windows 10, version 20H2 has failed to installed 43 times.   The message in the "View Update History" indicates "Last failed install attempted on MM/DD/YYY - 0x80242016".

I've tried numerous posted articles to correct the 0x80242016 error to no avail.    Will I've tried various suggestions to delete the the update and download it, windows update trouble shooter, or stopping/starting various services before attempting to reinstall the update.  I have not be able to use the DISM command, with the local source files because I cannot locate the Windows source files on my PC.  Open to ideas and suggestions.

  • What risk to my machine would there be to perform a Windows 10 Update In Place from 1909 to 20H2 (assuming I can download an install the most current version/build)?
  • Would the update in place reuse my current license/activation.
  • Windows10 Update in place KB Article

Windows Specification:

Windows 10 Pro 1909 OS Build 18363.1256 Installed 4/22/2020

Desktop Machine:

Dell T3610, Xeon CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz, 32 GB RAM

1.09 TB free on a 2TB Drive

Thank you - Community

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-14T09:55:27+00:00

    After trying all of the steps to several MS Support articles to fix the error code it still hasn’t installed - the articles suggest stopping several services and deleting the update files, it continues to have failed to install 25+ times.  Even the OS update in place attempt has not remedied the issue.  It tries every couple days...🤷��‍♂️  I’m out of ideas...

    I have the same problem! And it has been bothering me for a long time from the version 1900! And the windows10 updates automatically in the background! Sometimes I clicked the restart button by mistake, ****!

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-02-20T15:42:34+00:00

    I got the same error, are you able to resolve it ?

    <Version>1.6.0.0</Version>

      <ProfileName>UserProfileCreationFailureDuringFinalize</ProfileName>

      <ProfileGuid>C6677BA6-2E53-4A88-B528-336D15ED1A64</ProfileGuid>

      <FailureData>Error: SetupDiag reports user profile creation failure during Finalize.Last Phase: Finalize Last Operation: Gather data, scope: EVERYTHINGError = 1009.</FailureData>

      <FailureDetails>err = 1009, LastOperation = Gather data, scope: EVERYTHING, LastPhase = Finalize</FailureDetails>

      <Remediation>Recommend you check for unused user profiles and remove any unnecessary profiles found.  Reboot and try the update again.</Remediation>

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-02-21T01:11:19+00:00

    My issue was resolved by correcting several parameters in my BDS (boot data store). Incorrect paths and setting would not allow the Windows Recovery Environment to work which was needed to install the 20H2 feature update.

    Your error seems to be a different underlying issue. I’d suggest that you create a new post with your specific logs. The community was very helpful. I just was fortunate to get good advise after several tries.

    I hope you have good results.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-02T23:23:42+00:00

    Can you please detail exactly what the suggested commands and steps were?

    Thanks!

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-03-03T03:02:55+00:00

    Read the below post I created and see how I resolve the Windows 10 update error. If you have similar problem, you can create a new post and the community have a lot of expert engineer assist you :

    Windows 10 update error : 0x80242016 - Microsoft Community

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