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judagrace28
Copper Contributor
Aug 21, 2024

Update is not happening

Trying to update the Windows 11 update but installation does not complete continuously failing and giving an error code Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Insider Preview (10.0.26120.1542) (KB5041872) ...
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LukeBrown
Copper Contributor
Sep 03, 2024

judagrace28 

Reset Windows Update Components:

  1. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
  2. Stop the Windows Update service: net stop wuauserv
  3. Delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and C:\Windows\System32\catroot2.
  4. Restart the Windows Update service: net start wuauserv
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    jhares_58
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 03, 2024

    LukeBrown Nope... need to stop Cryptographic service too to delete files, but anyway failed again...