Why is Windows Update "2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062553)" continuously failing to update successfully

Anonymous
2025-07-14T03:35:20+00:00

Why is Windows Update "2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062553)" continuously failing to update successfully


On 11-Jul-2025, after several attempts I managed to get the above update downloaded and installed in my Lenovo ThinkBook laptop.
However on 13-Jul-2025, when I restarted my laptop, this very update showed as available for download and install. So, I tried to do the download and install again. Since then I would have made 3 full attempts but every time it goes through the whole process of downloading and installing but at the end I get the error message that the Update Failed.

My PC is running very slow. Apps are not opening for long time (Not Responding) and really frustrating.

Is anyone facing the same problem? How to overcome this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-07-16T02:59:31+00:00

    I got same issues to. How to fix that issue?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-07-16T09:11:25+00:00

    I am having the same issue as well. It will not install this update. Please let me know an easy way to do this. Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-07-16T13:41:06+00:00

    I created the .bat and ran it, work perfectly. Thanks for the assist.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T01:48:47+00:00

    How is this even remotely acceptable for a large multinational running most of the worlds computers releasing updates that do not work and then requiring the users to do some coding to make it work? This is so classically MS. So busy trying to eat everyone else's lunch that it doesn't do its own core functions properly.

    We pay an ongoing license fee for USABLE AND FUNCTIONAL software. Not a one off purchase fee anymore where MS can make excuses like "technology has moved on". We pay monthly/yearly now on an ongoing basis so the updates must be ON POINT AND WORK CONSISTENTLY.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-07-17T02:11:38+00:00

    I get this:

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net stop bits

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service is stopping..

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service was stopped successfully.

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net stop wuauserv

    The Windows Update service is stopping.

    The Windows Update service was stopped successfully.

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net stop cryptsvc

    The Cryptographic Services service is stopping..

    The Cryptographic Services service was stopped successfully.

    PS C:\Users\biagi> ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2

    ren : Cannot rename because item at '%systemroot%\System32\Catroot2' does not exist.

    At line:1 char:1

    • ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2
    • 
          + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Rename-Item], PSInvalidOperationException 
      
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidOperation,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RenameItemCommand 
      
      

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net start cryptsvc

    The Cryptographic Services service is starting.

    The Cryptographic Services service was started successfully.

    PS C:\Users\biagi> del /f /q %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log

    Remove-Item : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '/q'.

    At line:1 char:1

    • del /f /q %windir%\WindowsUpdate.log
    • 
          + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], ParameterBindingException 
      
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand 
      
      

    PS C:\Users\biagi> del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\*.*

    Remove-Item : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '/s'.

    At line:1 char:1

    • del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\*.*
    • 
          + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], ParameterBindingException 
      
          + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand 
      
      

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net start bits

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service is starting..

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service was started successfully.

    PS C:\Users\biagi> net start wuauserv

    The Windows Update service is starting.

    The Windows Update service was started successfully.

    It still doesn't work and the fact that we even have to do this means that MS should pay our license fee back.

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