Server 2016 nwon't install updates - Not applicable

Mike Boehm 46 Reputation points
2022-09-26T22:22:14.043+00:00

Hi,

I have a 2016 server that I don't think has been installing updates for a while. I tried installing the latest CU and SSU and both say that they are not applicable to this computer.

In total I tried:

  • kb4132216
  • 4485447
  • 4565912
  • 5017305
  • 5017396

All of them fail saying the aren't applicable. I don't know how long ago this machine was patched last as nothing shows up under the Update History. Are there specific older updates that I can try to apply manually to try to get this machine back up to current?

I also tried sfc scannow and a dism restorehealth but neither one helped. dism had errors telling me to specify a source even though I did.

Winver shows: 14393.3750 in case that helps.

Thanks!

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2022-09-27T13:25:21.857+00:00

    You can also try a repair install by running setup.exe from the root of install media, but time may be better spent standing up a new one, patch fully, migrate roles over and move on.

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  1. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2022-09-28T17:22:56.787+00:00

    Will it do the same as wiping the machine or would it just try to repair things that might be messed up?

    Yes, it will attempt to repair things but I wouldn't hold much hope for fixing anything. Time would be better spent standing up a new one, patch fully, migrate roles over and move on.

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  2. Mike Boehm 46 Reputation points
    2022-09-28T16:24:20.437+00:00

    Yeah, this machine seems kind of hopeless so I think we're jsut going to let it ride and see if we can replace it at some point.

    If I rerun the setup.exe file, what does that do exactly? Will it do the same as wiping the machine or would it just try to repair things that might be messed up? I guess I could snapshot the machine and try that and revert back if things go wrong.

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  3. Mike Boehm 46 Reputation points
    2022-09-27T12:40:35.273+00:00

    Get-Hotfix returns no results at all.

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  4. Dave Patrick 426.1K Reputation points MVP
    2022-09-27T01:32:58.42+00:00

    Please post the result of
    (Get-HotFix | Sort-Object -Property InstalledOn)

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