Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 failed with error 1603

Question

Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 failed with error 1603.

Bulletin ID : MSWU-2090, KB : KB3165756

Patch URL : http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/c/e/6cebcf8f-6a01-4c00-8745-cdb5f6591d48/vs14-kb3165756.exe

I tried to install the above patch, but it failed.

Answer 1

Hi @Rakesh,

Please run CMD as administrator(search CMD in Windows Search box, right-click, Run as administrator), use cd C:\XXXXX command(for example, cd C:\MyDownloadFolder) to enter to the folder where the update package is stored. Run vs14-kb3165756.exe /uninstall command, click "Repair" button, see if it works.

If you get warnings about "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable packages", try to uninstall the existing one from Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program(find the program, right-click, uninstall). After that run above command and repair again.

If the VS installation program provides more details(log file), please kindly share the detailed error message here for further check.

Feel free to let us know the results.

Best Regards,

Tianyu

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