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Troubleshoot Windows Update Download error - 0x80040154

Anonymous
2024-10-02T16:28:45+00:00

I am running into Windows Update download error 0x80040154 on 2024-09 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5043145) using Windows 11 Home.

Here is what I have tried:

  • Restarting laptop
  • Update troubleshooter - said it found and resolved update issues (copied and saved results)
  • Turned off antivirus/antimalware software
  • checked drivers for errors
  • Remove external hardware devices
  • Renaming distribution folders as an admin
    • When tried renaming catroot2, got an Access Denied response but everything else seemed to work
  • Tried to use SFC
    • scanhealth, restorehealth, and startcomponentcleanup all seemed to work but sfc /scannow could not run because "windows resource protection could not start the repair service"
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-30T22:38:45+00:00

    Any luck with your situation OP? I've having the same problem too.

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  2. Gunasekar N 67,475 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-10-02T18:04:44+00:00

    Hello Chris,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community and I'll be glad to assist you today.

    I understand that you're having trouble installing the latest Windows updates. Please download and run the Windows Update Reset Script on your device.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot1kwb78h3rpx3z/WuRes...

    • Right-click the WuReset2.0 and select Run as Administrator.

    • Click Run anyway if the file is blocked by Windows Security. The script is safe to use.

    • Please wait for the operation to be completed.

    • Restart your computer and install the updates again.

    If you're still having trouble installing the updates, use the Windows 11 Installation Assistant to download the latest 24H2 updates on your device.

    https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/win...

    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions, please let me know and I will be happy to help you further.

    Best regards,

    Gunasekar N

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-07T14:06:32+00:00

    Thank you so much for your assistance.

    I ran the bat file and here was the result:

    Simple Script to reset Windows updates components by Your Windows Guide.

    Press any key to continue . . .

    .

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service is not started.

    More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3521.

    Checking the bits service status. 

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

    The Windows Update service is stopping.

    The Windows Update service was stopped successfully.

    Checking the wuauserv service status. 

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

    The Application Identity service is not started.

    More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 3521.

    Checking the appidsvc service status. 

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

    The Cryptographic Services service is stopping..

    The Cryptographic Services service was stopped successfully.

    Checking the cryptsvc service status. 

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

    Deleting *.qmgr files

    Could Not Find C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat

    Could Not Find C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat

    Removing Windows update cache files....

    .

    Access is denied.

    Resetting Update services secuirty descriptors

    .

    [SC] ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor FAILED 1336:

    The access control list (ACL) structure is invalid.

    [SC] ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor FAILED 1336:

    The access control list (ACL) structure is invalid.

    [SC] ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor FAILED 1336:

    The access control list (ACL) structure is invalid.

    [SC] ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptor FAILED 1336:

    The access control list (ACL) structure is invalid.

    Re-registering Windows update files

    Resetting Winsock and Proxy

    .

    Sucessfully reset the Winsock Catalog.

    You must restart the computer in order to complete the reset.

    Sucessfully reset the Winsock Catalog.

    You must restart the computer in order to complete the reset.

    Resetting the services as automatic

    .

    [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

    [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

    [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

    [SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS

    [SC] OpenService FAILED 5:

    Access is denied.

    Starting services

    .

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service is starting..

    The Background Intelligent Transfer Service service was started successfully.

    The Windows Update service is starting.

    The Windows Update service was started successfully.

    The Application Identity service is starting.

    The Application Identity service was started successfully.

    The requested service has already been started.

    More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2182.

    Task completed sucessfully!Please restart your computer and check for the updates again.

    Press any key to continue . . .

    After that, I attempted the Windows update and received the same error. So I ran the Windows Installation Assistant and even it failed with the same error code.

    Any other suggestions? I can't imagine that "Reset this PC" would work any better than the Windows Installation Assistant but I could be wrong.

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