Windows 7 | 8 - Windows Update Security Patch Update(s) NOT installing - Fix

• There is a known issue when Windows Update will not install due to typical error like this:



• There may be other type of errors as well. This may indicate that there is an issue with registry, corrupt system files or even a bad hard drive!
• There are a few things you can try, which may resolve the issue. Please follow these steps:
• If you know the name of failing patch - go into registry (click Start - type: regedit and press Enter)
• Once in registry, press: F3 and search for it (for KB2971850-x64.msu search for: KB2971850)
• Delete any registry entries you find with this update. Close out of the registry.


• Once all entries deleted or if you don't know the name of the patch, or if there are no entries in the registry - continue to these steps:
• Open elevated command prompt (click Start - All Programs - Accessories - right-click Command Prompt and select - Run as administrator
• In Command Prompt, type: sfc /scannow and press Enter
• Once it finishes - reboot your computer
• Once back in Windows, open elevated command prompt and type: (make sure you include spaces between parameters!) DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth and press Enter
• Once the command finishes running - try installing updates once again


• If it still fails, next step would be to re-install Operating System.

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