Error downloading some updates 0x80004002

Thomas Taglicht 1 Reputation point
2020-10-30T08:27:35.5+00:00

Hi,
I get this recurring error in Windows Update since weeks. I tried every imaginable proposed solutions I found including restore health using DISM, SFC, Bits and other services check, different DLLs registered and checked and so one, but excluding Windows 10 re-installation or refresh. I do not want to have to reinstall my apps and programs. Other updates install OK. It's only stuck on these 3 (see picture). I can live without updating those 3. How can I stop windows to wanting to update those 3 items? PS: I also downloaded the packages directly from Microsoft Update but there is no executable within the CAB files. I also could not find anything in Device Manager that accepted to be updated by those packages.
Thanks for any NEW idea.
PS: in-between, I updated from v. 2004 to 20H2. Problem still the same.

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  1. Dale Kudusi 3,206 Reputation points
    2020-11-02T02:27:18.233+00:00

    Hi,
    You could try these methods:
    Run the update Troublrshooter
    Go the Settings>Update & Security>Troubleshoot.

    Also please refer to this article to temporarily prevent a driver update:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3073930/how-to-temporarily-prevent-a-driver-update-from-reinstalling-in-window

    Best regards.

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  2. Thomas Taglicht 1 Reputation point
    2020-11-02T08:02:08.943+00:00

    Hi DaleKudusi-MSFT,
    The troubleshooter(s) (as most of the time), did not found any problem. Did it at first, long time ago, and 2-3 times since then.
    Using the downloaded troubleshooter in your link above, allowed to hide those 3 updates but that isn't a fix.
    Now another update (KB4580419) rises the same error 0x80004002 after presumably have downloaded 10%. (see screenshot).
    But this one, I can install manually from Microsoft Update Catalog site. I wish not to have to do this for the future...
    Thanks for any new idea.
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  3. Dale Kudusi 3,206 Reputation points
    2020-11-02T08:55:40.65+00:00

    Hi,
    I’m glad manual installation worked.
    Have you try restarting the Windows update services and clear the update download files?

    You could try performing these following steps if this issue happens again:
    Open an elevated command prompt and run the following command:
    net stop bits
    net stop wuauserv
    net stop appidsvc
    net stop cryptsvc
    ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
    ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old
    net start bits
    net start wuauserv
    net start appidsvc
    net start cryptsvc

    Also, you could perform a in-place upgrade to repair Windows 10 which keeps all apps, programs and personal data, as an in-place upgrade repair uses the same basic mechanism as when you upgrade.

    Please refer to this link for more detailed instruction and notes:
    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/16397-repair-install-windows-10-place-upgrade.html

    Please note: Information posted in the given link is hosted by a third party. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy and effectiveness of information

    Best regards.

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  4. Thomas Taglicht 1 Reputation point
    2020-11-02T09:46:55.403+00:00

    Hi thanks again. Yes I did all that as mentioned in the first post. The manual install was only for that mentioned KBxx not the 3 driver packages that were hidden.
    Unfortunately, an in-place upgrade is not possible because of these 2 given reasons:

    1. you try to install windows in an non standard location (mine is c:\windows) very uncommon indeed
    2. you try to install an older version. (my Windows is 20H2 and I just downloaded a fresh 20H2 ISO image for the install)

    So I cannot do that in-place upgrade because of 2 nonsense reasons.

    Thanks anyway.

  5. Thomas Taglicht 1 Reputation point
    2020-11-03T09:50:32.553+00:00

    Hi, Thanks.

    I managed to install 2 of the Samsung drivers (USB) and the Logitech driver by downloading them from MS upd. cat. I could do that because I used Device Manager and asked to update those devices (hidden & unbidden) that I thought may be linked to the downloaded drivers.
    There was one left for which I could not find anything in Device Manager related to a Samsung Modem. I used pnputil to install all *.inf_s contained in the package.

    The driver installation problem is now fixed (temporarily).

    But Windows update still throws error 0x80004002 for the next update; a KB related to .net after showinf 10% then 30% download progress...
    I sure can download and install it by hand but now I have to concentrate on fixing windows update generally.

    I did not well understood your comments about in-place upgrade of windows and how to get past the 2 nonsense reasons why it do not accept it. (reboot done, same result)

    Best regards.