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I ran windows update to install 2025-11 Security Update (KB5068861) (26100.7171) but I am getting the following error: Install error - 0x800f0983. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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We had this issue on two new Razer Blade laptops running Win 11 Pro. The fix for us was the Windows Update / Advanced Options / Recovery / Fix Problems using Windows Update [Reinstall Now] path. It took an hour or so in the background, with PC use still allowed, removed no settings, apps or personalisation; and showed in the Update History afterwards as "Windows 11, version 25H2 (repair version)". Updates have run without issue since.
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Hi Thanks for your comment. Is it normal in this circumstance for windows update to continually be checking for updates?
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My new Dell desktop of only a few weeks has the same problem. The first run corrected some corrupted files on the second command. I rebooted, got the same error. I ran all 3 commands again, got no errors then, but the update still fails with the same error code every freakin' time!!
We had this issue on two new Razer Blade laptops running Win 11 Pro. The fix for us was the Windows Update / Advanced Options / Recovery / Fix Problems using Windows Update [Reinstall Now] path. It took an hour or so in the background, with PC use still allowed, removed no settings, apps or personalisation; and showed in the Update History afterwards as "Windows 11, version 25H2 (repair version)". Updates have run without issue since.
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Seems now that they released a repair version, that worked for me:
The repair version through Windows Update finally fixed the issue for me. A week of BS and having to change my Microsoft e-mail password 3 times because it looked like my account had been hacked. I wish MS would at least acknowledge they sent out a bum update. GRRR!!!
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Yes, it worked for me, too! But the repair version didn't show up as an available update when checking normally via the usual windows update process.
I had to manually get to it by settings -> system -> recovery -> fix problems with windows update.
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I am not able to see or download that repair version.
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I have the same problem.
If Jonathan doesn't show on I would like to post my answers on your question.
Peter
Hi Jonathan,
Error 0x800f0983 usually means the Windows component store has inconsistencies. The quickest first fix is to repair the component store, then run a system file check, and retry the update.
Open Start, type cmd, right click Command Prompt, choose Run as administrator. In the Admin window, run these commands one by one and wait for each to reach 100 percent:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
sfc /scannow
Restart the PC, then run Windows Update again.
If the update still fails, tell me the exact result lines from the DISM and SFC runs and I will take the next repair step for you.
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The update still fails for me:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.6584]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26100.6584
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\System32>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\System32>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\System32>
I have exactly the same issue
Running the commands shows a similar picture, only the image version is slightly different:
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup && DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth && sfc /scannow
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6899
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6899
[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.
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\System32>
Any solutions for this?
Thank you very much and br, Juergen
I am experiencing the same problem and the steps above did not work.
I was able to successfully run the first command line.
The second command line froze at 62.3% completion, so I closed the window.
The third command line worked but discovered some corrupted items and automatically fixed them.
I rebooted my system and tried again to install the security update.
It downloaded the update successfully and got through most of the installation percentage before failing yet again.
I have a new Dell laptop, about 1 month old, running Windows 11.
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I have the same problem and the above mentioned solution didn't help.
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I have the same problem. Followed the advise given here. After reboot got similar error.
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Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.6725]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6725
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6725
[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operati
on completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\System32>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\System32>
This is the output from commands issued.
It doesn't work, same error after rebooting and trying again installation of update.
Now what?
Thank you in advance.
Paolo
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Your above suggestion didn't work on my computer. Exact result lines:
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6901
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\System32>
C:\Windows\System32>DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.26100.5074
Image Version: 10.0.26200.6901
[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\System32>
C:\Windows\System32>sfc /scannow
Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.
Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
For online repairs, details are included in the CBS log file located at
windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For offline
repairs, details are included in the log file provided by the /OFFLOGFILE flag.
C:\Windows\System32>
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Вы не правы в в моменте с проблемой целостности системы, но спасибо за DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup, я как раз пытался вспомнить эту команду.
Мой текущий билд Windows 11 - 26100.6584, и я по-прежнему не получил 25h2, хотя I am Insider of Windows insider program, and I have USA region.
И я по-прежнему испытываю проблему.
Если данная проблема для кого-то критична, я советую скачать обновление с сайта Microsoft update downloads and by the kb update number search and download targetted update. Это также может не всегда работать. Лучший вариант - дождаться, когда криворукие программисты мелкомягких выпустят исправленный апдейт, и его можно будет скачать и успешно установить.