window 11 version 25H2 with update error code 0x800f0983

Question

I received a call back for resolving unable to download window 11 version 25H2 with error code 0x800f0983 with automated robot voice and kept me online for more than 17 minutes without getting connected. What a waste of my time holding on the phone and not being able to answer other important calls and messages.

Answer 1

Hi, I'm Bernard, a fellow Windows user. I'm happy to help!

This issue occurred due to a miscalibration on the Windows update. For us to sort out the problem, kindly follow the steps below:

Reset Windows update components:

Open Terminal (Admin) or Windows PowerShell with Admin(Press Windows key + X, then click Terminal (Admin))

Copy each line of command, then press Enter (one line at a time)

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

-Once done, restart the device and check.

If none will work from the above solutions work, I suggest doing an in-place upgrade, wherein it will update the device to the latest version and repair all issues without deleting any files.

Kindly follow the steps from this link:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4252110/how-to-run-in-place-upgrade-in-windows-11