You can find a download link list for Windows 10 cumulative updates on Softpedia at this page, and at the same time, all updates are published on the Microsoft Update Catalog.įor example, Microsoft says the failing update for Windows 10 version 1903 is KB4497935, so on the Microsoft Update Catalog, the listing is this one. While restarting this service sometimes helps and sometimes it doesn’t, you should try downloading the update manually and initiating the installer yourselves.
Very often, the update process fails to complete because the Windows Update service fails to download the update in the first place.
Possible workaround #3: Download the failing update manually If the update fails to install once again, proceed to the next workaround. The process could take a while to complete, so let it finish and then reboot your device. Then, in the Command Prompt window type the following command: sfc /scannow To do this, launch an elevated Command Prompt window (a CMD instance with administrator privileges) by typing cmd.exe in the Start menu > right-click Command Prompt > Run as administrator. I know this is a recommended step that rarely helps, but because the update may fail to install due to corrupted files, it’s really worth giving it a shot. Possible workaround #1: Run the System File Checker And I’ll detail them in the next paragraphs. However, there are three different possible workarounds that I think you should try to resolve the problem. The company says it’s already working on a fix for impacted devices, but no ETA is available right now.Īt first glance, there’s not much you can do, and searching online for error 0x80073701 returns pages indicating that this particular error has been around since at least 2011. “Installation of updates may fail and you may receive the error message, "Updates Failed, There were problems installing some updates, but we'll try again later" or "Error 0x80073701" on the Windows Update dialog or within Update history.” Most recently, the software giant itself admitted that a Windows 10 cumulative update aimed at version 1903, or May 2019 Update, fails to install with the already-infamous error 0x80073701.īasically, on a Windows 10 version 1903 device, when you try to install cumulative update KB4497935, you end up getting the aforementioned error in Windows Update. And diagnosing them is harder than you think. Despite Microsoft’s efforts to refine the experience with Windows Update and always provide a seamless update process to Windows 10 users, there are occasional patches and cumulative updates that still fail to install.
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