Troubleshooting errors in Windows Updates

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Problem

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Cannot find object or property
Catastrophic failure
The referenced assembly could not be found
Incorrect function
Data error [cyclic redundancy check]
The component store has been corrupted
No signature was present in the subject
Specific file not found
The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable
Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shutdown due to an error
The service did not start due to a logon failure
The Data is Invalid
Reached the end of the file
One or more required members of the transaction are not present
Element not found
OLE received a packet with an invalid header
Class does not exist
The directory name is invalid
The Configuration Registry Database is Corrupt
The request failed due to a fatal device hardware error
The WOF driver encountered a corruption in the compressed file's Resource Table
An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without a succeeding trail byte. For the Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE
Windows was unable to parse the requested XML data
No such interface supported
The timestamp signature and/or certificate could not be verified or is malformed
An error occurred closing file Please check the file to make sure it is not corrupted.
The file exists
The specified buffer contains ill-formed data
An identity contains two definitions for the same attribute
Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error
The parameter is incorrect
Class not registered
The WOF driver encountered a corruption in the compressed files Resource Table
The system cannot find the file specified/ Error code: 2
Unspecified error
An attempt was made to create more links on a file than the file system supports
One or more errors occurred while processing the request
The interface is unknown

At times, you may encounter an error during the installation of the Windows updates.

Cause

The issue occurs when one or more Windows Update component files become corrupted or go missing. This corruption prevents the system from properly detecting, downloading, or installing new updates. As a result, the update process may repeatedly fail or get stuck during installation. In some cases, users may also see errors related to update services or damaged system files. This typically indicates an integrity problem within the Windows Update components. The issue occurs when one or more Windows Update component files become corrupted or go missing. This corruption prevents the system from properly detecting, downloading, or installing new updates. As a result, the update process may repeatedly fail or get stuck during installation. In some cases, users may also see errors related to update services or damaged system files. This typically indicates an integrity problem within the Windows Update components.

Resolution

Follow the steps given below to resolve this issue:

For Windows Dot Net updates
For Windows OS updates

For Windows Dot Net updates

Search for patch ID 108183 - Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool in the supported patches list.
If you are not able to find the patch ID, go to Patch Database Settings -> Windows -> enable the Optional Updates checkbox. After enabling, search for the patch ID in the supported patches list.
Select the patch and click on Install patch.
Deploy the configuration on the failed targets.
Once the configuration is executed successfully, retry the deployment of the failed patches.

If the issue still exists,

Uninstall and reinstall the .NET framework version installed.
Then restart the system, perform a patch scan and deploy the failed patches if it still appears in the missing patches list.
If still the issue persists, then follow the resolution for Windows OS updates.

For Windows OS updates

Search for patch ID 105979 - Component Store Corruption in the supported patches list.
If you are not able to find the patch ID, go to Patch Database Settings -> Windows -> enable the Optional Updates checkbox. After enabling, search for the patch ID in the supported patches list.
Select the patch and click on Install patch.
Deploy the configuration on the failed targets.
Once the configuration is executed successfully, retry the deployment of the failed patches.

If the issue still persists, deploy the Windows update component restore patch from using Endpoint Central,

Deploying Windows update component restore patch will not impact any data on the target computers, and will only resolve issues in the operating system (if any).
This applies only to the systems running Windows 10 and Windows 11, excluding server machines. For assistance with server machines, please contact the vendor.

To deploy Windows update component restore patch, follow the steps given below:

Downloading the ISO file

Download the Windows ISO file from VLSC in Microsoft 365 Admin Center (MAC) or MSDN.

You can also download the ISO from Microsoft Software Download center provided that you have a license key to deploy the package.

Ensure that the editions, architecture, version, and OS languages of your target computers are the same as the downloaded ISO file.

Deploying Windows update component restore patch using Endpoint Central

Operating System	Version	Update ID	Description
Windows 10	22H2	110870	Windows update component restore for Windows 10 (22H2)
Windows 10	22H2	110041	Dependency Patch for Windows 10 (22H2) - October 2022 Update (x64) (Manual Upload Required)
Windows 11	21H2	111125	Windows update component restore for Windows 11 (21H2)
Windows 11	21H2	109021	Dependency Patch for Windows 11 (21H2) - October 2021 Update (x64) (Manual Upload Required)
Windows 11	22H2	111126	Windows update component restore for Windows 11 (22H2)
Windows 11	22H2	109939	Dependency Patch for Windows 11 (22H2) - September 2022 Update (x64) (Manual Upload Required)
Windows 11	23H2	111127	Windows update component restore for Windows 11 (23H2)
Windows 11	23H2	110949	Dependency Patch for Windows 11 (23H2) - October 2023 Update (x64) (Manual Upload Required)
Windows 11	24H2	111893	Windows update component restore for Windows 11 (24H2) (Deployment-Only)
Windows 11	24H2	111890	Dependency Patch for Windows 11 (24H2) - October 2024 Update (x64) (Manual Upload Required)
Windows 11	25H2	112755	Windows update component restore for Windows 11 (25H2) (Deployment-Only)
Windows 11	25H2	112733	Dependency Patch for Windows 11 (25H2) (x64) (Manual Upload Required)

Note: After deploying the Windows update component restore patches, restart the system before proceeding with any further deployments to ensure successful implementation.

In the product console, navigate to Patches -> Downloaded Patches -> Upload Patches and select All Patches in the filter.
Browse and select the required patch and click on Upload from the Action column.

win-updates

Upload the ISO file, choose a Checksum type, and enter the checksum value.
Once the checksum is validated, click on Upload and to calculate checksum, refer here.
Once the dependency patch has been uploaded, you can deploy the Windows update component restore patches to agents from the Supported Patches view on the console.