Manually replaced curl.exe before the April 2023 monthly and now the monthly patch won't update

Question

Manually replaced curl.exe on a Windows 2019 standard server before the April 2023 monthly and now the monthly patch won't update; is there a way to fix it?

Answer 1

Hello there,

Can you share the exact error message or Event ID you are getting?

Follow the steps below to force Windows update with the command line:

Type cmd in the search box, choose Run as administrator and click Yes to continue.

Type wuauclt.exe /updatenow and hit Enter.

This command will force Windows Update to check for updates and start downloading.

You can also Reset windows update components and see if that helps:

Right-click on the start button and select Powershell (admin) or Command Prompt (admin)

Copy each commands and hit enter after you paste each of them

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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