Windows Update & Setup
Update and upgrade failures, WSUS, servicing stack and component store repair.
60 articles
0x800703F1
0x800703F1 and 0x80070091: a corrupt registry hive or a folder that will not empty
0x800703F1 is a corrupt configuration registry database and 0x80070091 is a directory that is not empty. Both roll the servicing…
0x800F0950
0x800F0950 and 0x800F0954: Features on Demand and language packs fail
0x800F0950 and 0x800F0954 mean the optional feature payload never arrived. Fix the source the client was told to use, or…
0x80240017
0x80240017: the update is not applicable to this Windows installation
0x80240017 means the update does not apply: wrong build, missing prerequisite or an unsupported release. Move the device to a…
0x80240023
0x80240023 and 0x8024000A: declined licence terms, and a cancellation Windows refused
0x80240023 means the licence terms for all updates were declined. 0x8024000A means a cancellation was not allowed. Two different refusals,…
0x80240030
0x80240030 and 0x80240021: update operations time out behind a bad proxy
0x80240030 and 0x80240021 mean the proxy configuration is invalid or too slow for update calls. Correct the WinHTTP proxy and…
0x8007370B
0x8007370B and 0x8007370D: component identity errors in the servicing store
0x8007370B and 0x8007370D are component identity errors in WinSxS, not manifest damage. Repair the component store with DISM against a…
0x80240031
0x80240031 and 0x80240036: Windows Update rejects the file or operation
0x80240031 and 0x80240036 mean the client was handed an invalid file, criteria or call. Reset the update client and rebuild…
0x800F081E
0x800F081E and 0xC1900204: the update does not apply to this edition
0x800F081E and 0xC1900204 mean the package or upgrade path targets another edition or language. Use the right media, or buy…
0x80244017
0x80244017 and 0x80244024: WSUS rejects the client with 401 or 505
0x80244017 and 0x80244024 are authentication and protocol rejections from WSUS. Repair IIS authentication and HTTP settings so client scans work…
0xC004F050
0xC004F050 and 0xC004F025: the ESU product key is rejected on install
0xC004F050 and 0xC004F025 stop the ESU key installing, from a wrong key, a missing prerequisite or no elevation. Fix entitlement…
0x80073BC3 - 0x20009
0x80073BC3 – 0x20009: Setup cannot find a single system partition
0x80073BC3 - 0x20009 stops the upgrade during partition analysis, usually because more than one system partition is visible. Take the…
0x80004005 - 0x20007
0x80004005 – 0x20007: driver installation fails in the SAFE_OS phase
0x80004005 - 0x20007 means a driver failed while setup was offline in SAFE_OS. Strip third-party drivers before upgrading so the…