How do i solve a windows update problem?

Question

Hi there, i have been having a windows update problem ( Download error: 0x80248007) for (KB5034763) & ( KB5034441).

This problem wont go away even after trying a lot of techniques.

I have tried trouble shooting windows update

I have tried the deployment image servicing and management to fix windows update error

I have tried the "net stop cryptsvc" (then tried clearing up the catroot2 file after following necessary steps, but the files inside wont be removed, kept saying cryptography is still running and cant delete but i have turned it off using cmd"

I have tried "sfc /scannow"

Nothing seems to work

I think maybe its my fault, you see i had a computer virus that wouldnt let me access my window security folder, i thought it was some recent update fault so i uninstalled an update inside 'update history' thinking it would resolve it ( i cant remember which update file i removed but i think it was something related to security) then after learning that my oc had a virus i rest my pc and whipped the harddrive clean. After booting the windows again

I saw these two updates that ive mentioned in my first paragraph show up. Please help i dont know what else to do.

Answer 1

Hi Sara,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

This is a known issue. Microsoft is aware of it and working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

You do not need this update if the PC does not have a recovery partition. In this case, the error can be safely ignored.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/topic/kb503...

However, to avoid this error or recover from this failure, please follow the instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update and then try installing this update:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb502...

Otherwise, it is best to wait until Microsoft releases a patch for it.

Please let me know if you need further assistance and keep me updated.

Answer 2

Fallow this link. It works well. I did on several PC's at work no problem.

Fix error 0x80070643 for Windows 10 KB5034441 update - Your Windows Guide

Answer 3

I'm on Windows 11 23H2 OS Build 22631.3447 and I keep getting the same error message when trying to check for system updates in Windows Update.

Updates failed

2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)

Download error - 0x80248007

How do I get rid of this so I can get the latest Windows 11 updates installed?

Answer 4

I have a 435Mb recovery partition and it still fails. Waiting for a fix...tks

Answer 5

If you have tried all these fixes and they haven't worked, probably the last thing you can do is reinstall Windows, that worked for me when my update would not install and I tried various fixes. I reinstalled Windows and the update was installed very smoothly.