2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26200.7171) Install Error

jamie younkin 320

I don't know what is going on when I install latest updates for Windows 11 because it happened last time when I was trying to install 2025-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 11, version 25H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5070773) (26200.6901) and I am getting an Install error for 2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26200.7171) today and I don't know why it is doing this. I tried going into Recovery and do Fix problem using Windows Update and that seem to work with the last update but nothing else seems to fix the update install error's. Here's the event ID from the Event Viewer: Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x80070306: 2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26200.7171).

Rohit Joshi 70 Reputation points

2025-11-12T16:09:38.7533333+00:00

same problme
Tim S 70 Reputation points

2025-11-12T22:21:31.5733333+00:00

Same here. I think the correct course of action is to allow MS to repair a Broken Security Update
William M 40 Reputation points

2025-11-13T03:45:20.63+00:00

Same here
Arno Hoedelmans 30 Reputation points

2025-11-13T07:17:47.9233333+00:00

same here
quick 90 Reputation points

2025-11-13T15:01:05.1366667+00:00
I've tried everything to fix this issue. Last resort I even did in place upgrade (repair install) and still fails.

Don't know how these updates are going out so broken.

FYI Stuff I tried for reference:

SFC /scannow

DISM restore health/scan/windows update scans & repairs

Increased EFI Partition to 700mb

Deleted/Reset windows update store/components

Windows Disk Cleanup

Complete windows 25H2 repair install

Download the update and try to install manually

I tried several other things I don't even remember anymore.

So yeah no point in anyone keep recommending the fixes above even though probably most haven't even tried them yet its definitely not fixing the issue for this update and the other one mentioned above.

Also this editing reply is broken, keeps messing up the formatting holy hell.
Kenneth 0 Reputation points

2025-11-13T15:22:13.9966667+00:00

asus zenbook duo microsoft update (KB5068861) (26200.7171) install error:

Windows 11, version 25H2 for x64-based

from your comment above it that you have an "october issue" but it installed? but now your november sec update is erroring out. I do not see what brand hardware you have.

my 2 cents: I received this same error and the internet is telling me to eventually wipe my system after a few "scandisks", "cmd"s and manual downloads. I always question some advice that the internet gives, did they actually try this or are they getting it out of a book or just reposting what someone else said? but I rarely see someone stating that they fixed theirs the way they stated in their advice.

But if you dig deeper, it may be one report, but my experience in the past 2 years they will eventually fix it, https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-kb5068861-not-installing-for-many-throws-0x800f0983-error-code/

I for one just got my asus computer and in the past I would wipe out my system to later find out it wasn't me. lost 2-3 hours of my life. For me it's almost never me.

let the update ride a little bit and I am sure microsoft will have it fixed. when I installed the Oct 2025 update my system was fine. Or keep ranting (i did), I am sure microsoft will fix it sooner ;)

I also have a razer blade 2023 and a surface pro 11 and those 2 devices have not cried to me about an install error.
Sasha 0 Reputation points

2025-11-14T10:17:59.4033333+00:00

Same problem. ASUS ROG Strix Scar 2025.
Kenneth 0 Reputation points

2025-11-15T04:08:30.0833333+00:00

looks like it's fixed today, hope other asus bretheren had their install work :)

my system automatically updated no issues 11/14/25 no "cmd"s or forced install required.

asus zenbook duo microsoft update (KB5068861) (26200.7171) install error:

Windows 11, version 25H2 for x64-based
roshanlal 80 Reputation points

2025-11-15T14:16:20.7833333+00:00

2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26200.7171)

Failed to install - 0x80070306. Now 4 days in a row.
Dan 15 Reputation points

2025-11-15T15:13:55.5666667+00:00

Same problem here, and I've jumped through all the Microsoft-recommended hoops.

It stalls at around 7%. Here's the weird part... in "Update History" it says it's successfully installed, yet when I run update it tries to install again, and sticks at 7%.

Come on, Microsoft. Fix your sh*t.

Dell XPS 8960
i9 cpu
Nvidia graphics
Bob Plantz 60 Reputation points

2025-11-15T16:40:17.36+00:00

My Update History shows that it's failed to install three times.

I'm in the process of migrating back to Ubuntu Linux. Microsoft is trying to take over my life with their insistence that I keep everything in the cloud (OneDrive), but this Security Update shows that they're doing a terrible job at it. Ubuntu allows me to do what I want, not what some huge corporation thinks I should be doing.
Edward He 0 Reputation points

2025-11-15T23:52:56.8+00:00

had the same problem and resorted to cloud reset to solve it Microsoft is really having a problem in delivering updatable updates
John Phillips 10 Reputation points

2025-11-16T01:37:49.8433333+00:00

I am experiencing the same issue. Can I manually download and install this?
PzRSpeRRe 0 Reputation points

2025-11-16T15:25:39.6533333+00:00

To whom it may concern, got the same problem on my Lenovo Laptop Win 11 25H2. Are you Guys using ESET?
C P 0 Reputation points

2025-11-16T16:23:15.83+00:00

same problems here, it's ridiculous -
roshanlal 80 Reputation points

2025-11-16T17:42:39.1166667+00:00

4 days now.
roshanlal 80 Reputation points

2025-11-17T13:40:08.9166667+00:00

5th day. Ran DISM and SFC did not find any integrity violations.
wiwa53 20 Reputation points

2025-11-18T16:13:26.33+00:00

Same here - Im afraid about v. 25H2 now 3rd time updates wont install! 2 solved with download from catalog - this one downloaded also but did not work.
roshanlal 80 Reputation points

2025-11-18T18:06:21.3+00:00

Day 6. Microsoft techies get paid tons of money. For what?
Tom Walsh 0 Reputation points

2025-11-19T20:37:02.2466667+00:00

I've tried everything and they all fail, Hey, Microsoft I don't think using AI to write code is working out to well.
Logan Gardner 0 Reputation points

2025-11-19T23:02:29.1933333+00:00

I've had some issues with this update. I've fixed it by cloning off a computer's C drive, then just reformatting and fresh installing windows on the ssd/hdd, then cloning the previous C drive onto the freshly installed windows C drive (fix up system restore and ensure recovery partition works). That has worked a few times. Also you can try doing an in-place ISO install of the same version 24H2, 25H2, and make sure you use the check for updates option, I ended up with .7171 successful, in that case using the offline install file for the .7171 update was failing just like in windows update, and I did reimage that one fully as stated above first and it still was broken (until doing the in-place ISO with updates).
Tim S 70 Reputation points

2025-11-20T03:45:29.6433333+00:00

I posted my problem loading this particular Security Update on Nov 12. On Nov 19, I did an update check and successfully installed the most recent Security Update. It seems MS fixed or deleted the problem security update. Hopefully, no more problems
Jon S 5 Reputation points

2025-11-22T15:16:59.5233333+00:00

Same issue. I have given up trying to fix it. Over to Microsoft to provide a fix.
Marijn Zweekhorst 0 Reputation points

2025-11-23T07:41:30.2266667+00:00

same issue here. HP ZBook X G1i 16" - error code: 0x800f081fd. It has failed over and over for the past week now. I installed all updates before this, so don't know why this is an issue. I also tried the same 7 or 8 things that "quick" listed below
Anonymous

2025-11-25T07:07:11.99+00:00

Windows 11 PRO has the same problem. Installation failed and Error
Anonymous

2025-11-25T07:10:06.06+00:00

after several times i tried to install it worked out fine... so keep trying
scottbraduk 5 Reputation points

2025-11-25T13:50:28.6466667+00:00

This is not the first update coming with errors seams to be happerning a lot with Windows 11
jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-25T18:39:50.65+00:00

een gekochte windows 11 computer of Windows 10 naar Windows 11?
jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-25T19:17:05.43+00:00

Opmerking:in welke locatie? updates zijn in somige landen vergelijkbaar maar ik zal proberen je constructie te volgen
jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-25T22:17:27.9+00:00

Opdrahtpromp:uitvoeren als Anmin voer de bovenstaande proces sfc /scannow enter!!!!!!!!! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and teminal?

Opmerking: Kijk eerst na dat je apparaat is gerigistreerd is op je Microsoft account?

Voor de regisreren wat heb je nodig?

Het merk van je computer bv aser fabrikant serienummer die heeft Microsoft nodig om je apparaat te registreren.

als je dat niet heb gedaan dan ontstaat een update ERROR
Robert Lynch 0 Reputation points

2025-11-26T16:03:07.3033333+00:00

Same problem here. Multiple attempts/multiple days.

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Anonymous

2025-11-15T19:52:23.42+00:00
- Having had this update "... fail to install" roughly 6 or 7 times, despite ALL the suggestions and 'hacks' to supposedly 'fix' this, I will now just give up...
  I have work to do, and wasting my time making attempts to update or 'patch' this 'patch', is simply not getting me any further in what I need to do. Gotta figure that IF this is somehow (in some alternate reality) actually somehow "needed", then someone - somewhere - at Microsoft will manage to 'patch' this 'update' and POTENTIALLY it might get installed at some later time. But for now, I need to get back to my business and not spin my wheels with Microsoft's incessant updates.
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Austin Wynne 0 Reputation points

2025-11-15T21:18:00.0333333+00:00

I least I know why my external hard drive won't eject. It's because of past updates. I'm not alone installing kb5068861 that fails.

Howard B 5 Reputation points

2025-11-17T15:53:38.7266667+00:00

Truer words have never been written. Figuring out how to install patches on Windows is not what I get paid to do, when the person who does get paid to do this figures out how they failed to do their job maybe we'll get an update that works and I'll install that.

ME Turner 5 Reputation points

2025-11-18T16:20:12.1466667+00:00

100% agree with Geezer50! what a waste in trying all the work arounds; none worked for me so I will just wait until someone gets off their keister at Mircrosoft and develops a patch to fix this install update nightmare....

Anonymous

2025-11-19T21:42:53.3966667+00:00

ULTIMATELY... I had to do a full CLEAN re-install and re-load everything 'cuz restoring from a backup image that I had luckily done just the day before, but that didn't do squat. So, back to a clean install from scratch.
And just to be safe, and with the intent of hopefully alleviating the necessity (yet one more time) of another 'clean install', I also turned off "Get the latest updates as soon as they're available" (uh... which I did not remember turning "on" in the first place - but whatever...).
At least I am back in operation and now driving myself nuts with other Windows issues on my wife's PC and a neighbor's laptop with the same 'update' that brought me here in the first place. 🙄

Anonymous

2025-11-19T21:53:51.1133333+00:00

Update to that last post:
I guess I did not actually cancel this update - or maybe not fast enough, 'cuz it just re-installed and (gasp!) it actually worked.. But curious thing:
I now notice that my EFI partition is now larger by roughly 100 MB.
NOT that this could in any way mean anything....🤨

joel huebner 5 Reputation points

2025-11-20T18:34:37.1433333+00:00

Microsoft Update has been the bane of my existence since the release of Windows 95 and Windows NT 4. Incessant cumulative updates are ridiculous! How about an "apt-get upgrade -y"?

jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-23T09:53:29.26+00:00

Welke update?

jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-25T18:54:00.44+00:00

Ik wacht gewoon af naar de volgende update voor Window 11 en de update Framework

Opmerking: in de maand december zal Microsoft nieuwe update uitrollen normaal gezien op windows 11 25H2 een beveiligingsuptate op 11 november 2025 werd uitgevoerd.

Kan je deze update niet uitvoeren zorgt er voor dat je een internet secure een betaalde versie op je computer is!!!!!!!!!!

jean-pierre liekens 0 Reputation points

2025-11-25T22:37:40.6933333+00:00

Meld je aan bij Microsoft account.

kijk na dat je apparaat gerigistreed is

rigitreerd op het merk van je computer bv HP fabrikant

op HP fabrikant kan je het seriemummer kijken in voor je apparaat te registreren nodig heb op je Microsoft account nodig hebt en is vereiste is voor de update te voltooien!!

John Turner 0 Reputation points

2025-12-01T12:25:29.3966667+00:00

I am not going to spend hours re-installing my system. If this update is so important MS can fix it.
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Benny 35 Reputation points

2025-11-13T20:22:23.67+00:00

Same problem here.

This is the third update this year which needs a whole system reinstall.........
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Fredrik Josefsson 5 Reputation points

2025-11-13T23:43:35.6566667+00:00

Welcome to Microsoft. Replacing good software devs with AI and outsourcing to India (and everyone who has ever worked with indian developers know they are not the most proficient ones)
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Viorel Andritoiu 35 Reputation points

2025-11-13T17:09:56.2266667+00:00

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix-issues-by-reinstalling-the-current-version-of-windows-497ac6da-7cac-4641-82a5-f50398d879a0

This fixed it for me
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Fredrik Josefsson 5 Reputation points

2025-11-13T23:41:56.5833333+00:00

Thanks this worked for me. So sad that I have to use windows to play games. I would prefer to use Linux,, which is a much better OS. Not sure how microsoft lost so much quality so quickly

quick 90 Reputation points

2025-11-14T05:42:34.2333333+00:00

Didn't fix it for me

Hervé LOZACH 0 Reputation points

2025-11-17T14:38:31.3366667+00:00

Quite long process, but worked also for me

Bob Plantz 60 Reputation points

2025-11-18T19:53:50.8066667+00:00

Yes, about three hours for me, but it worked.

joel huebner 5 Reputation points

2025-11-20T18:35:22.3866667+00:00

NFW am I doing a reinstall!

Jon S 5 Reputation points

2025-11-22T15:18:48.37+00:00

It works the first time. But comes back again next update. It's not a permanent fix.

scottbraduk 5 Reputation points

2025-11-25T13:51:24.56+00:00

We sould not have to keep downloading Windows 11, version 25H2 (repair version) of windows sort it MS

Stephen Varty 0 Reputation points

2025-12-01T16:12:17.52+00:00

I've barely had this PC for 2 months now, forced to go with Windows 11, I'm certainly not reinstalling the OS just because microsoft have f***ed up.
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HS 10 Reputation points

2025-11-28T18:00:28.4633333+00:00

I resolved the issue by navigating to System > Recovery > Fix Problems Using Windows Update and clicking Reinstall now.
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Michael Sabin 0 Reputation points

2025-11-30T17:16:00.15+00:00

This worked for me as well... Thanks!

Todd Elkins 0 Reputation points

2025-12-06T00:55:00.01+00:00

I'm having the same issue. The Fix problems using windows update option isn't available, and the w11 re-install in place failed "the installation failed in the safe_os phase with an error during REPLICATE_OC operation"

John Turner 0 Reputation points

2025-12-06T05:47:09.79+00:00

Will Fix Problems Using Windows Update reset all my windows settings back to factory settings? It took me two days to make the system usable (turn off everything Microsoft turns on and turn on everything Microsoft turns off) and I don't want to have to do all that again.

Bob Plantz 60 Reputation points

2025-12-06T23:31:56.98+00:00

Reinstall now didn't seem to change my settings when I did it, but I don't know if some settings might get changed. I think there will be a December update coming out in a few days. I would be inclined to wait for that and see if it fixes the problem.
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Francisco Montilla 30,255 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-11-11T19:08:07.34+00:00
Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the exact error and build numbers. That is a generic servicing return that maps to system error 774 which simply means one or more errors occurred while processing the request, so it does not point to a single root cause. Given it is happening both with the October OOB (KB5070773) and today's November security update (KB5068861), the first fix is to repair the component store and then install the LCU offline using the Microsoft Update Catalog in the order Microsoft specifies for this KB.

Open Windows Terminal as Administrator. First repair the servicing stack and system files. Run:
```
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
```
When those finish, create a local folder such as C:\Packages. From the Microsoft Update Catalog, download the x64 packages for KB5068861 that the support article lists and place them together in C:\Packages. For this month Microsoft notes that this KB contains more than one MSU and that they must be installed in a specific order. If you want DISM to handle the order automatically, run:
```
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages
```
If you prefer to install individually, install the prerequisite MSU first, then the KB5068861 MSU, for example:
```
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64....msu
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64....msu
```
Reboot when prompted and then check Settings > Windows Update to confirm you are on OS build 26200.7171.

For context about the error code, see Microsoft's System Error Codes reference.

If anything in DISM or SFC reports it could not repair files, tell me the exact line so I can give you the next command. Otherwise, once you are on 26200.7171 you should be set.
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jamie younkin 320 Reputation points

2025-11-11T20:00:08.74+00:00

It seems going into Recovery on settings and selecting Fix problem using Windows Update this fixes the 2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26200.7171) Install Error problem because I tested it and it looks like it has installed the latest Security Update. If I get an Install Error again I will try doing the commands and installing the LCU offline using the Microsoft Update Catalog to see if that works next time.

Maryam Boghratian 20 Reputation points

2025-11-12T04:02:05.28+00:00

C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\users\Boghr\Downloads\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26200.6901

Processing 1 of 1 -

The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\users\Boghr\Downloads\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26200.6901

Processing 1 of 1 -

[==========================100.0%==========================]

[===========================73.0%========== ] An error occurred - C:\users\Boghr\Downloads\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu Error: 0x80070306

Error: 774

One or more errors occurred while processing the request.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

Tim C 65 Reputation points

2025-11-12T05:12:35.0233333+00:00

Windows Update KB5068861: A Costly and Frustrating Experience

Update fails and only option is to retry for a time consuming slow DL that repeats the failure, despite 1 gig DL internet. The KB5068861 update for Windows 11 (versions 25H2/24H2) failed to install on my system, costing me over eight hours of troubleshooting. Worse, it disabled the built-in Windows Update troubleshooter, compounding the issue. This update—bundled with a .NET patch—erased all restore points and rendered my system image inaccessible in recovery mode. This is not an isolated inconvenience. It's part of a troubling pattern of Windows 11 updates that introduce more problems than they solve. The average user should never be expected to navigate a maze of complex, multi-layered fixes. It’s clear these updates aren’t being adequately field-tested. The result? A full day lost to repairing what should never have broken. We sacrifice time, patience, and peace of mind—while many users lose basic functionality on expensive machines. Some update servers appear compromised or are crawling at a snail’s pace, forcing users to resort to full OS reinstalls. This isn’t just inefficient—it’s unacceptable!

Tim Carnahan (org) 5 Reputation points

2025-11-12T09:03:31.55+00:00

I get the identical problem as Maryam Boghratian.

how do we fix this?

Like someone else pointed out, I downloaded the ISO, loaded on SanDisk and reinstalled the OS; note, you need the drivers too on the SanDisk. In any event, not a work around, a redo. :(

Bob Plantz 60 Reputation points

2025-11-12T18:33:13.66+00:00

I'm having precisely the same experience as Tim C and feeling the same about this very bad situation.

Tim C 65 Reputation points

2025-11-12T21:08:20.9333333+00:00

Some say to pause the failed update then unpause as a potential help. For me like I posted elsewhere the online repair OS reinstall worked but it took nearly 8 hours due to the tues security update traffic on their snailish servers. That security failed update + that NET that it came with destroyed a lot of windows function as I aforementioned. Then I chose to just pause it for a week while their techs tweak it hopefully. Additionally create a simple restore before you allow that defunct security update and remember to turn on your system restore because after the OS reinstall the default is off (dumb). IMHO

Tim S 70 Reputation points

2025-11-12T22:22:40.6766667+00:00

I am not a computer teckie. MS please fix your problem

Bob Plantz 60 Reputation points

2025-11-12T22:35:08.0733333+00:00

I am a computer techie, have been since 1960. I went with pretty vanilla Microsoft stuff, because I wanted to do other things in my retirement. Now I find myself spending hours trying to figure out how to work around Microsoft's errors. BTW, this update won't install on either of my two laptops. I suspect that Microsoft is placing too much faith in AI to write their code for them.

MLCopines 20 Reputation points

2025-11-12T23:12:52.4833333+00:00

Tim C has hit this bad nail directly on the head. And as Tim S has stated, MS, fix your problem.

Catherine Holbrook 5 Reputation points

2025-11-13T16:32:24.4466667+00:00

I followed these directions and got further in the install (was stopping at 59%) now it doesn't stop until 76% installed. But then it does. The error message is Install error - 0x800f0983.

B T 10 Reputation points

2025-11-14T05:25:04.5966667+00:00

This is what happened to me:

C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26200.6901

Processing 1 of 2 -

An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu Error: 0x80070228

Processing 2 of 2 -

[==========================100.0%==========================]

[===========================73.0%========== ] An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu Error: 0x80070306

Error: 552

The command completed with errors.

For more information, refer to the log file.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Nithin Mohan Thattiot Kadumberi 0 Reputation points

2025-11-14T11:29:35.24+00:00

Same error for me: Processing 1 of 2 -

An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu Error: 0x80070228

Why can't Microsoft make this smooth? I have 8 machines to upgrade.

Stein Somers 0 Reputation points

2025-11-14T11:53:17.9733333+00:00

(no longer relevant and this comment cannot be deleted)

DrSAM 5 Reputation points

2025-11-14T14:33:55.8133333+00:00

An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu Error: 0x80070228

Processing 2 of 2 -

[==========================100.0%==========================]

[==========================100.0%==========================] An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu Error: 0x800f0983

Error: 552

William Leigh 5 Reputation points

2025-11-14T22:40:58.7333333+00:00

I tried the above description several times and it failed each time with the following. This is the complete unedited text I got from running the above suggestions:

c:\Windows\Logs\DISM>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26100.6584

[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.

The operation completed successfully.

c:\Windows\Logs\DISM>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.

Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

c:\Windows\Logs\DISM>DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:c:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

Version: 10.0.26100.5074

Image Version: 10.0.26100.6584

Processing 1 of 1 -

[==========================100.0%==========================]

[===========================73.0%========== ] An error occurred - c:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu Error: 0x800f0983

Error: 0x800f0983

DISM failed. No operation was performed.

For more information, review the log file.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

c:\Windows\Logs\DISM>

This fails at 73% every time, but with varying error codes. I have attached the last 81KB of the dism.log, which account for the last 32 seconds of execution of DISM. Prior to that, the log looks like an ordinary progress report. At the beginning of the log file at 14:51:14 this afternoon I start to see longer messages that do not seem like the previous messages.

This has been consistent for the last 5 days that I have been trying to install the latest update.

Dan 15 Reputation points

2025-11-15T15:17:47.6766667+00:00

So, to let your update install itself, we have to do this and do that and enter this and enter that? Here's an idea... why doesn't Microsoft fix their crappy software instead?

I'm just gonna pause updates and restart. I haven't got time for this bullsh*t.

Tanish Jain 5 Reputation points

2025-11-16T17:41:45.1333333+00:00

Thanks for this answer.

A merged command DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages did NOT work (The first one was failing). Running them separately also gave the same error.

An error occurred - C:\Packages\windows11.0-kb5043080-x64_953449672073f8fb99badb4cc6d5d7849b9c83e8.msu Error: 0x80070228 Error: 552 The passed ACL did not contain the minimum required information. The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Then I found an old post for the May'25 update where the solution was to simply put the files in two different folders. And so, I put one file in Packages1 and it worked. But file2 still failed with the error:

Processing 1 of 1 - [==========================100.0%==========================] [===========================73.0%========== ] An error occurred - C:\Packages2\windows11.0-kb5068861-x64_acc4fe9c928835c0d44cdc0419d1867dbd2b62b2.msu Error: 0x800f0983 Error: 0x800f0983 DISM failed. No operation was performed. For more information, review the log file. The DISM log file can be found at C:\WINDOWS\Logs\DISM\dism.log

The error from dism.log

2025-11-16 23:25:20, Error ICbsServicingProcessor->Process for the non-SSU packages failed: 800f0983 [Error,Facility=(000f),Code=2435 (0x0983)] 2025-11-16 23:25:20, Error Staging packages failed, hrControllerResult = -2146498173 2025-11-16 23:25:20, Error CDeploymentSession::Install::<lambda_1>::operator ()(10269): Result = 0x800F0983 2025-11-16 23:25:20, Info OnError: [0x800F0983] 2025-11-16 23:25:20, Info WatsonHelper: Setting bucket parameter [3]: [0x800F0983] 2025-11-16 23:25:20, Info Error is fatal: [TRUE]. UpdateResult: [1].

Claudio Souza 0 Reputation points

2025-11-17T01:46:50.5633333+00:00

I'm having the exact same error as B T, DrSAM. I've tried everything, including a full repair of the 25H2 version. I've been experiencing Windows Update issues for about a year. What happened to Microsoft? Nothing seems to resolve it.
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