Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates breaks installation of .net 3.5, languages, optional features...

Daniel 26

Hi,

Since configuring the new Windows Update Policy setting "Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates" I am experiencing issues installing certain windows features.

.net 3.5 framework fails with 0x800f0950
languages fail with 0x800f0954

It can temporarily be solved by changing the data of SetPolicyDrivenUpdateSourceForQualityUpdates from 1 to 0, basically telling the client to download and install quality updates from microsoft update instead of WSUS, which is obviously not what I want.

So it looks like pointing SetPolicyDrivenUpdateSourceForQualityUpdates to WSUS, causes the setting Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair to no longer work.

Can this be fixed somehow?

Daniel 26 Reputation points

2022-02-10T09:35:32.527+00:00

Is it possible to forward this issue to a Microsoft employee directly? I think it is a pretty severe bug that should be fixed in a timely manner and it is also pretty easy to reproduce.
Chris Hill 231 Reputation points

2022-03-02T17:32:55.683+00:00

Anyone know if this is still an issue?
Daniel 26 Reputation points

2022-05-05T07:25:16.003+00:00

This issue is still not solved.
Chris Hill 231 Reputation points

2023-09-12T15:53:15.1566667+00:00

I am tentatively saying that this seems to be working OK in more recent versions of Windows 11 22H2, but possibly not Windows 10 22H2. Are you able to retest?
JiaF 0 Reputation points

2025-03-05T03:03:20.72+00:00

I've solved this issue on my Win11 23H2 OS with setting the value of SetPolicyDrivenUpdateSourceForQualityUpdates to zero. Thanks for your question.

(And I also set SetPolicyDrivenUpdateSourceForFeatureUpdates=0)

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Chris Hill 231 Reputation points

2024-07-25T11:35:15.7033333+00:00
Combining this article

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/fod-and-lang-packs

with this one

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/wufb-wsus

What I am reading is:
- If your clients are running Windows 11 22H2 and above, you can disable 'Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair' provided your WSUS is set up for UUP
- If your clients are running Windows 11 21H2 / Windows 10 (what about Windows Server?) you can leave 'Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair' set to download FoD from WSUS - but also either:
  
  Configure 'Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates' to get feature and quality updates from Windows Update (hence bypassing WSUS) or
  
  Do not configure 'Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Update' at all
  
  If you do not configure this policy, all your updates should come from WSUS - unless you have 'deferral policies' set
  
  What policies are 'deferral policies' is not defined, but it's safe to assume it includes the following - so if you want WSUS to work with FoD on Windows 11 21H2 or Windows 10, I think you must not also enable these.
  
  Select when Preview Builds and Feature Updates are received (DeferFeatureUpdates, DeferFeatureUpdatesPeriodInDays, BranchReadinessLevel, PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime)
  
  Select when Quality Updates are received (DeferQualityUpdates, DeferQualityUpdatesPeriodInDays, PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime)
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Chris Hill 231 Reputation points

2024-07-25T11:15:05.4+00:00

There's new guidance here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/fod-and-lang-packs
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