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I'm trying to update to the latest Win10 update released on 8/8/22. Ever since that update was downloaded the machine hangs
on the required reboot after the install. I have disabled updates until I can find a fix. I've tried to download the update and install
manually but get the same results. Other updates, such as .NET, download and installed fine. Once the machine hangs it has to be rebooted
2 times to get to the automatic roll back. At least that works for now. I've run the Update trouble shooter and it doesn't fix anything.
Windows Update and BITS services are both set to automatic.
There is an error in the event log but I think its from the install abort from a forced shutdown.
Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800F0845: 2022-08 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5016616).
Update 10/5/22: KB-5017308, KB5017380, KB5018410 also FAIL in exactly the same manner as KB-5016616. Spinning dots on the reboot and the need to do a dual boot auto recovery. Title has been updated.
Any help would be appreciated.
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For me, the following solved the Problem:
Delete the Value data (all bytes) of
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\NL$KM\CurrVal(Default)
and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SECURITY\Policy\Secrets\NL$KM\OldVal(Default)
One reboot and CurrVal(Default) should be filled again.
If you are not domain-joined, i would not expect any problems.
I'm not giving directions on how to access and delete the value data because i want skilled people who know what they are doing to test my solution.
Yep, All my other 4 Pcs (1 newest and most powerfull of all, and 3 potatos I use at work) updated without any issue(s) with this KB5016616 update. All had one thing in common: They were direct/clean win10 installs. This 2nd in age and computing power pc was upgraded from win 7. And even an on demand upgrade didn't work. Nice catch guys. But I am angry. M$ should provide a patch for these win7-->win10 upgraded machines. What if this was a work PC? I would have been stuck and not able to work after 30 days... Simply unacceptable. Do we have to be fortune tellers or prophets to use our computers??
Just for **** and giggles, I took a USB and created a fresh installer using the microsoft MCT. Ran the in-place upgrade / over-the-top install (not connected to the internet). No problems so far, booted fine. Once it was up and running, I ran windows update check and it pulled down all the usual updates, including KB5016616. Sure enough, reboot after update left it on the spinning circles.
As for drivers, I literally made sure it was running all the default/in-box MS drivers. The only thing windows insisted on installing/updating was the display drivers (nvidia).
Yes please update my window 10
My VM that is having the same issue was a new W10 install. It wasn't upgraded from W7.
"they were each built from fresh installs of Windows 7, upgraded to Windows 10, but others built the same way, complete the update just fine."
@B1GfeK, so some Win7 upgraded machines install the update fine for you? Is there anything about the version of Win7 or its updated status that the ones that work have different from the others?
