patch kb5008212 installation error - windows10

Question

Got this error when attempting to install the x64 version for windows10 ver 2004:

Windows update "Security Update for Windows (KB5008212)" could not be installed because of error 2149842974 "" (Command line: ""C:\WINDOWS\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\Users\User\Downloads\windows10.0-kb5008212-x64_aef75b014bf6a8b9f858533d9dafb07c6f6fb741.msu" ")

Anyone seen that error code before?

An internet search shows nothing.

Answer 1

Hi @Steve Jung

If you have received this update from the update settings try uninstalling them and getting them from the update catalogue.

You can get the updates by KB (KB5008212 ) number from the below link
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx

You can also temporarily disable all your antivirus and try installing the updates.

If this manual update fails you can then try using the SFC & DISM command to check for any corrupted registries and try the update installation after the restart.

Here is the link for the scan commands
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e

If the scan yield no result then try the Inplace update which will surely sort this issue out.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-perform-an-in-place-upgrade-with-windows-10/7f0b236e-3c6c-4913-9691-c4baa2a6190a

Hope this resolves your Query!!

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Answer 2

From the Application Log:

Faulting application name: wuauclt.exe, version: 10.0.19041.1288, time stamp: 0x17884906
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.1348, time stamp: 0x76fcd692
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x00000Faulting application name: wuauclt.exe, version: 10.0.19041.1288, time stamp: 0x17884906
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.1348, time stamp: 0x76fcd692
Exception code: 0xc0000409
Fault offset: 0x00000ddd0000010b302
Faulting process id: 0x2c80
Faulting application start time: 0x01d7f15c5776a8d7
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 0741dfa5-0f2f-4689-b752-0952662c72b6
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID: dd0000010b302
Faulting process id: 0x2c80
Faulting application start time: 0x01d7f15c5776a8d7
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wuauclt.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 0741dfa5-0f2f-4689-b752-0952662c72b6
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Answer 3

After more research, it appears that the problem is my 3rd party AntiVirus software.
After disabling the AV, re-running the patch states that the patch is already installed.
Turn AV back on, a different error when attempting to install the same patch.

Good luck everyone.

Answer 4

Afterwards, the PC kept wanting to reboot every time that I run Windows Update.

Uninstalling the 3rd party AV, and cleaning the registry didn't fix the issue.

I'm uninstalling kb5008212

Answer 5

I finally fixed my issue another way:

1) Perform a disaster recovery using a 3rd party image restore.
The windows built-in System Restore failed to work.

2) Manually perform an offline patch after downloading the patch from https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
I discovered that the 3rd party AV corrupted part of the Operating System itself during the initial installation- Windows update would want to keep rebooting.
This time around, I completely uninstalled AV, and then manually installed the KB patch which was successful.

Problem fixed, thanks all!