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| JAY Jabulani has replied to the question Why is Windows Update "2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062553)" continuously failing to update successfully that you are following in Microsoft Support Community. |
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| JAY Jabulani has replied to the question Why is Windows Update "2025-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5062553)" continuously failing to update successfully that you are following in Microsoft Support Community. |
| Hi Russ,<br><br>I hope you have a great day ahead,<br><br>I would recommend the solutions as below according to your provided error code:<br><br>Solution 1: Change the service status from manually to automatic:<br><ol style="text-align: left"><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Open the <strong>search bar</strong> type “<strong>services.msc</strong>”, and right click "<strong>Run as Administrator</strong>".</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">In the <strong>Services</strong> window, double-click <strong>Background Intelligent service</strong> from the list.</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">From the <strong>Startup type</strong> field, select <strong>Automatic</strong> from its drop-down menu.</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Go to the “<strong>Service status</strong>” and click on <strong>Start</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Then, click <strong>Apply</strong> and <strong>OK</strong> to save the changes.</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Next, do the same operations with <strong>Windows update</strong> and <strong>Cryptographic Services</strong>.</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Once done, restart your PC and check if you fixed the 0x800f0991 update error successfully.</p></li></ol><br>Solution 2: Reset the Windows Update component by CMD and rename the SoftwareDistribution folder<br><br>1.Search for "Command Prompt" in the Start menu, right-click it, and select "Run as administrator"<br><br>2.Type and enter each cmd separately:<br><ul style="text-align: left"><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net stop wuauserv</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net stop cryptSvc</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net stop bits</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net stop msiserver </p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net start wuauserv</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net start cryptSvc</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net start bits</p></li><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">net start msiserver</p></li></ul><br>3.Once done, restart your PC and check if you fixed the 0x800f0991 update error successfully.<br><br>Solution 3: Using DISM command to fix corrupted files:<br><br>1.Search for "Powershell" in the Start menu, right-click it, and select "Run as administrator"<br><br>2.Type and enter each cmd separately and waiting for each command complete 100% or failed with error code:<br><br>sfc/scannow<br><br>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth<br><br>* * <br><br>If the above cmd is failed with error code:<br><br>Finding the machine has been successfully updated as a source to repair corruptions file.<br><br>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:[DRIVE]:\sources\sxs /limitaccess<br><br> * *<br><br>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /startcomponentcleanup<br><br>3.Once done, restart your PC and check if you fixed the 0x800f0991 update error successfully.<br><br>Solution 4: Manually Download and Install the Update:<br><ol style="text-align: left"><li><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">I would recommend to consider downloading the update package manually from the Microsoft Update Catalog.</p></li></ol><br>Please note that you should download the correct version matching your system architecture.<br><br>https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5062553<br><br>2.Double click the downloaded package and check if you fixed the 0x800f0991 update error successfully. <br> <br> <br> <br>End result: <br> <br> |