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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.
Ah ok by reset you mean using that 3rd party bat file. I shall scan back for it, I assume it's ok.
I have updates held by group policy, it usually works but on occasion it decides to re-list them and auto download and install. Shame you can't be selective to be able to tick only the ones you want to download.
Anyways after going through all options getting a different result after each reboot I was able to get it into safe mode (even struggled with that) and ran the wu troubleshooter. As simple as that it looks like hopefully I'm back.
Its wierd that the auto repair isn't working but I figured we were playing with fire relying on it. I use the reset procedure to avoid the potential trap you are stuck in. I posted this earlier:
The sequence is important. You have to reset first without rebooting, then block, then check the block. Once an update is in the update path (i.e. it shows up in the pending updates on Windows Update screen) its stuck there. The reset removes that and allows you to block the update*.*
Links to download the 2 tools needed are elsewhere in this thread:
Note: Windows Update and BITS services must be running for this procedure
Had done and it was blocked. It then reappeared and auto installed which it certainly should not have done. It's done it before with other failed updates but the auto repair reboots has previously fixed it. Not this time though.
Can you be more precise about what you mean "reset first"; what steps do you do incase i am doing something different?
it's just pathetic no more major update since 4 months, black screen bla bla bla bla bla what else Georges euh nothing
