Windows 11 Cumulative Update not downloading and installing.

Window 11 Update Would NOT Download and Install October 2022's Cumulative Update. Period.

I ran the Windows Update Troubleshooter but it was useless.

I tried everything outlined in this post, including reinstalling Windows 11 - nothing worked.

Then I found the solution listed on "the Droid Guy.com" website. This Worked!

Everything has now downloaded and installed and my computer is completely up to date.

The solution is as follows:

1. Press Windows Key + R on your keyboard to open RUN dialog box.
2. At RUN dialog box, type**“services.msc”** and press Enter key or click OK to open Services section.
3. At Services window, find the Windows Update service. These are arranged alphabetically, to easily find services that you are looking for.
4. Right click on Windows Update and selectStopfrom the drop down menu.
5. PressWindows key + E on your keyboard to open File Explorer section.
6. At file explorer section, navigate to your installation folder, it is usually on your Drive C, Windows Folder, SoftwareDistribution folder.
7. Click DataStore folder, highlight everything inside the folder. Right click and choose Delete from the drop down menu.
8. Return to the SoftwareDistribution folder, click on Download folder to open it. Highlight everything inside the folder. Right click and choose Delete from the drop down menu.
9. Press Windows Key + Ron your keyboard to open RUN dialog box.
10. At RUN dialog box, type**“services.msc”** and press Enter or click OK to open Services section.
11. At Services window, find the Windows Update again.
12. Right click on Windows Update and select Start from the drop down menu.
13. Download and install windows update and then Check if Windows Update Error issue still occurs.

My wife and I have similar desktop Dell computers, I have more memory and external video card. Both with SSD OS drive Boot drive size with plenty space. My computer will NOT install update while her computer installed the update, without any problem.

ISO disc installation FAILS "not sure having enough space on hard drive" What? 160 GB free

I think the best way to solve this problem is by downloading a Windows 11 .ISO and re-install the whole system.

you say it ok now after MS gave you instructions, but was it a brand new computer with the latest windows? you had to install a new / latest version yourself.

Can you share the instructions they gave you?

in response to your question it is not a new computer and I had updated to win 11 from win 10 last year and yes I had to reinstall windows 11 as per Charlies post:

I agree. I had a problem installing KB5013889. Tried all the usual commands (fsc /scannow, etc.) nothing worked.

Finally called MS Support. They showed me where to download the Windows 11 ISO file. I ran it and everything is good now. It's a simple repair that did not affect my files, settings or apps. My computer is just the same as it was prior to running the repair. Haven't been able to say thank you MS Support for a while but in this case they were right on the money. Thank you MS Support!

This is the link: Download Windows 11 (microsoft.com)

Once on the website, click on the second choice "Create Windows Installation Media". Select "Download Now" and follow instructions to create the ISO file (Not USB File). I saved the file to the desktop. Once downloaded, double-click the file, let it run and you'll back to normal again in no time.

Reply  After following these instructions everything is working fine again