Hello Guys, I have a problem while update windows server 2022 for the KB5023705 the download ok but installation failed if someone have a solution or an advice I tried a lot of solution found: restarting the windows windows update troubleshoot sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth install manually of the update and Tried that solution by running theses commands net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop appidsvc net stop cryptsvc Del “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader*.*” rmdir %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution /S /Q rmdir %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 /S /Q regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset proxy net start bits net start wuauserv net start appidsvc net start cryptsvc nothing work, still can't install this update Thank you in advance

Well, after more than a year, dozens rebuilt servers (where the issue came back sometimes), trying all possible bing/google solutions that exist... I found the one that solved it for all my servers! I sincerely hope it will work for you as well as I think I lost half of may hair... It looks like the issue lies within language pack (I couldn't find out if there is a specific one but I've seen with 2 different versions). No dsim, no packages, no changing serials, activations, etc... What I did was... Install additional language pack (e.g. if there was US-EN, I've added GB) Set the display language of the server to the newly installed language pack Restart the server, remove previous language pack (in my case US-EN) and restart again All of a sudden... updates are going through on dozens and dozens of servers... I hope it helps for you, too!

We currently also face this issue on multiple hosts with Windows Server 2022. Is there any updates on this problem? We tried the same attempt with DISM, chkdsk, manual installation of the updates and clearing out the temp files with no avail. Please help

I still have the error, and didn't find a solution

Hi, I've noticed the same error . Win Srv 2022. Tried to 'reset' Windows Update as Amine did. No results. It's stuck at 20% installation , next jump to 100% for 1-2 minutes and finally finish with error. No antivirus installed. Only WIndows Defender. It's in fact new server (virtual on hyper-v). I've tried install this update from downloaded manually installer from MS website - start installing , stuck at 3-5 % and after few minutes information that this updates wasn't installed. During installation Windows Defenfer is hard working process - second after windows module installator which is doing update. MS any idea what to do next ?

Same problem here for multiple Windows 2022 servers. What I found it that if you do more than one update the restart button is active (and the monthly one hasn't been installed!) DO NOT restart before ALL updates are done. If you do : you have this problem. Sorry but NO SOLUTION for me, I have tried a lot, and concluded it is an UNRESOLVED bug ? Please @microsoft debug this ! it s a big security hole ! Thank you for reading.

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Hello Guys, I have a problem while update windows server 2022 for the KB5023705 the download ok but installation failed if someone have a solution or an advice 2023-03-31 14_17_09-Remote Desktop Manager [DC01SRV (FOX DOMAIN)]

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I tried a lot of solution found:

restarting the windows
windows update troubleshoot
sfc /scannow and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
install manually of the update and Tried that solution by running theses commands net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop appidsvc net stop cryptsvc Del “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader*.*” rmdir %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution /S /Q rmdir %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 /S /Q regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset proxy net start bits net start wuauserv net start appidsvc net start cryptsvc nothing work, still can't install this update Thank you in advance

Daryl James 10 Reputation points

2023-10-20T14:30:27.0033333+00:00

Frustrating that this problem has been ongoing now for months and Microsoft doesn't respond on how to fix it?

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Gregor Jus 21 Reputation points

2024-06-07T14:12:51.12+00:00
Well, after more than a year, dozens rebuilt servers (where the issue came back sometimes), trying all possible bing/google solutions that exist... I found the one that solved it for all my servers! I sincerely hope it will work for you as well as I think I lost half of may hair...

It looks like the issue lies within language pack (I couldn't find out if there is a specific one but I've seen with 2 different versions). No dsim, no packages, no changing serials, activations, etc...

What I did was...

Install additional language pack (e.g. if there was US-EN, I've added GB)

Set the display language of the server to the newly installed language pack

Restart the server, remove previous language pack (in my case US-EN) and restart again

All of a sudden... updates are going through on dozens and dozens of servers...

I hope it helps for you, too!
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Allan Crumpton 20 Reputation points

2024-06-07T16:57:35.35+00:00

This was the fix for me as well, confirmed - I happened to be using GB-EN, so inverted the instructions, set language to US-EN, removed GB-EN and then the update installed!

Nullpointer 5 Reputation points

2024-06-07T20:23:02.33+00:00

Confirmed working here too. Thanks for figuring out and sharing the solution!

Rohan LR 0 Reputation points

2024-06-19T20:48:12.26+00:00

Looks like this has worked for us too, thanks you so much!!

Kevin Bichner 0 Reputation points

2024-06-20T11:08:56.6266667+00:00

@Gregor Jus I also had a few servers with the same problem. I installed them all the same way. First as evaluation and then I moved to the data center. During installation I chose English (US) as system language and German as date and time and keyboard.

First server: Changed display language to German. -> Update successful

Second server: Changed time and keyboard to English (US). -> Update successful

Third server: Just added English (US) as language pack, no reboot, no change in display language, keyboard layout or date and time -> Update successful.

I still can't believe this and can't figure out why the language pack wasn't installed

Daryl James 10 Reputation points

2024-06-20T11:39:55.76+00:00

This works for us too! However, we had trouble trying to install second language pack. The error we got is 0x8000FFFF when trying to download the language pack through control panel - language options.
To fix this you can temporarily disable WSUS. Remove registry key "Windows Updates" from HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ and restart service "Windows update". Than you can download another language pack. (In our case we had en-usa and installed en-uk and chose the option to set new pack as Windows Display language.

NOTE: We did not have to reboot the server once the language pack downloaded and installed- simply sign out and sign in to apply the new language pack. Then just do 'Check online for Windows updates" and the latest cumulative update installed (this took a lot longer than usual- for a while stuck on 100% installing at least 20 minutes- but it did succeed!
We also didn't bother to remove the old language pack. Just left it there.

No inline upgrades, no risk on our HYPER-V host!!!

Thanks so much to Gregor Jus!
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Julian Fiore 10 Reputation points

2023-05-16T14:41:22.88+00:00

We currently also face this issue on multiple hosts with Windows Server 2022. Is there any updates on this problem? We tried the same attempt with DISM, chkdsk, manual installation of the updates and clearing out the temp files with no avail. Please help
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Nullpointer 5 Reputation points

2023-05-23T19:06:27.01+00:00

any luck in resolving this?
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Amine 31 Reputation points

2023-05-24T06:22:52.6666667+00:00

I still have the error, and didn't find a solution
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Nullpointer 5 Reputation points

2023-08-29T13:55:06.8766667+00:00

Did you have any luck in finding a solution?
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Konrad Minda 5 Reputation points

2023-06-12T14:09:53.0533333+00:00

Hi, I've noticed the same error . Win Srv 2022. Tried to 'reset' Windows Update as Amine did. No results.

It's stuck at 20% installation , next jump to 100% for 1-2 minutes and finally finish with error. No antivirus installed. Only WIndows Defender. It's in fact new server (virtual on hyper-v).

I've tried install this update from downloaded manually installer from MS website - start installing , stuck at 3-5 % and after few minutes information that this updates wasn't installed.

During installation Windows Defenfer is hard working process - second after windows module installator which is doing update. MS any idea what to do next ?
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Konrad Minda 5 Reputation points

2023-06-12T14:22:18.1433333+00:00

ach...and it's related to update: KB5026370 , error is the same. Sorry for wrong update number in this subject.

Nullpointer 5 Reputation points

2023-08-29T13:57:35.7533333+00:00

Did you ever resolve it?

Daryl James 10 Reputation points

2023-10-20T14:33:08.9966667+00:00

I have the same configuration and behaviour of these updates. Now stuck at 100% for 2-5 minutes and fails with the same error. I feel your pain. Still none the wiser.

Alejandro OP(Office 365 Admin) 0 Reputation points

2024-02-15T15:47:35.6233333+00:00

does anybody hear about the root cause? I have few servers W22 21H2 with the same issue.
Ive heard the only fix would be in-place upgrade
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Vincent VERDUN 5 Reputation points

2023-10-17T13:40:38.4166667+00:00

Same problem here for multiple Windows 2022 servers.

What I found it that if you do more than one update the restart button is active (and the monthly one hasn't been installed!) DO NOT restart before ALL updates are done.

If you do : you have this problem.

Sorry but NO SOLUTION for me, I have tried a lot, and concluded it is an UNRESOLVED bug ?

Please @microsoft debug this ! it s a big security hole !

Thank you for reading.
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1 person found this answer helpful.
Alejandro OP(Office 365 Admin) 0 Reputation points

2024-02-15T15:48:05.32+00:00

does anybody hear about the root cause? I have few servers W22 21H2 with the same issue.
Ive heard the only fix would be in-place upgrade

Alejandro OP(Office 365 Admin) 0 Reputation points

2024-06-10T07:53:37.55+00:00

I found solution, doing fresh WIndows OS server in-place upgrade

Alejandro OP(Office 365 Admin) 0 Reputation points

2024-06-10T07:54:08.7833333+00:00

you can do safely it wont delete any config or files from your server, but backups just in case ;)
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