windows update failure code 8007054F

Question

I have a dell inspiron N7010-6722 laptop with windows 7 professional installed.

I am experiencing a problem with windows security monthly quality rollup updates. They all fail and the error code give in 8007054F.

The last successful update was KB4054518. Everything after that fails.

I have tried uninstalling my antivirus and installing the updates as a stand alone from the ms updtate catalog and that didn't work.

I tried installing the updates in a clean boot state, that also didn't work.

I have tried googling the error code, but am not finding anything applicable to my laptop and what the problem could be.

What I did find was information relating to the security update KB4056894 being applicable to amd processors, but my laptop has an intel processor.

So, I hid the update KB4056894, but all updates after that are also failing.

Does anyone have an idea as to what could be the problem?

Answer 1

Hello Ralph,

Running the windows update troubleshooter was one of the first things I did. It did come up with an error that it couldn't fix and I could not find a solution to that BUT

I have in the meantime found the solution to my problem thanks to a post on the ms community that I found:

my laptop was missing a registry entry: winevt

Once I put that in, all updated and all is fine!

Here are the links I used, in case anybody else needs them!

remedy proposed by Mr. Botva here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/kb2962872-failed-to-install-error-code-8007054f/741b2b5a-a391-4fca-b0d3-6ae236fbb4f1

"this error appears, if analytics winevt is missing. to repair it simply import to registry this file.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=71F112F2E0A7483E!176&authkey=!AM\_cW7-ThPlGi3k&ithint=file%2czip "

Answer 2

Hi Cindy,

Did you already try to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter for Windows 7? It can detect and fix Windows update errors. If not, I suggest you to download and run the troubleshooter:

Windows Update Troubleshooter.

After the troubleshooter is done, try running Windows Update again and install any available updates.

Keep us posted.