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Win8.1 updates failing for months
I just noticed that nearly all of my Windows updates have been failing since 4/17/2022:
Just a few exceptions succeeded:
I tried following the suggestions at:
https://www.800error.com/KB2962409-...
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How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine for offline PC, as well as the definitions?
How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine, as well as the definitions?
It is for computers that are not online yet, I would like to do this for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.
I ...
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Does Windows 8.1 contain updates when downloaded with the Media Creation Tool?
If I download Windows 8.1 (to install on another PC) using Microsoft's Media Creation Tool would it include many recent updates, and of what kind? (I can find no recent answers). I'm presuming that ...
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Regarding Windows update [duplicate]
I recently activated Windows 8.1 on a secondary laptop potato PC with 2GB of RAM and I want to prevent it from being updated to Windows 10, as that situation would be pathetic:
In Windows Updates, I ...
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Windows 8.1 error: The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect [duplicate]
Hey so I have this error that keeps popping up since last windows update "The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event ...
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When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress is stuck on 0% downloading
When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress stays on 0%.
I have ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and restarted the Windows Update service. However TiWorker.exe is running.
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Asus computer gets stuck at “Checking for Updates”
When I try to startup this computer, it won’t go past Checking For Updates. I’m pretty sure it’s Windows 8.1 but this computer was given to me from a family member. I can’t go to files or anything ...
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Windows 8.1 stuck at “preparing Windows”
After removing temporay files, including windows update backups (it was more than 30 GB!), by means of the built-in tool, I cannot access my pc any more: it is stuck on a blue page that says “...
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Windows 8.1 standalone updater hangs searching for updates on computer
There are some similar threads but I am quite certain this is not quite a duplicate of any of them.
I have a machine at home with dual boot openSuse Linux and Windows 8.1. I don’t use Windows that ...
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Reinstalling windows 8.1 via rufus
It took me hell amount of time to fix windows 8.1 activation issue and update problem which is the update client being stuck on 'checking for updates'.But I finally fixed them all, now I want to ...
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Unable to upgrade windows 8.1 to 10
Dearl all,
i'm trying to upgrade windows 8.1 to Windows 10 but at the end of the first installation phase, after copying the data, the update fails.
Actually, i think it could be a problem related ...
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Failure to install modern .NET Framework on Windows 8.1
I've tried to install anything past .NET Framework 4.5 on a Windows 8.1 desktop, and can't seem to succeed. The first attempt was through Windows Update, and it's pushed every update through except ...
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Windows update problems after fresh Windows 8.1 install
I did a fresh install of Windows and right off the bat, Windows update would hang when I had it search for updates. It would show searching for updates and then hang on that screen. I let it go for ...
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How to install Windows 8.1 update KB3033055 after installing all available updates available to date?
I have a computer with Windows 8 which has recently been formatted. Now I have gone through the two-day process of installing all available updates, and also Windows 8.1, with the goal to get to ...
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Can't install an update KB4284863. Reverting changes on reboot
The system: Windows Server 2012 R2.
When I try to install KB4284863 it install successfully, but on reboot it says something like "Failure to configure updates. Reverting changes" The exact error ...
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Error 0x80070002 - WindowsUpdateClient constantly downloads WinStore apps updates and fails to install them
According to System Event Log:
WindowsUpdateClient constantly (multiple times per day) downloading WinStore
apps updates (Microsoft.BingWeather, Microsoft.BingNews, ...)
trying to install them
fails ...
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What to do with a i5-5200U CPU running Win 8.1 in regards to Spectre and Meltdown?
I have a Lenovo g50-80 with an Intel i5-5200U CPU running Windows 8.1 64bits with all updates installed and no new updates available (only 2 optional ones that are irrelevant here). I just ran ...
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Install .Net 3.5 on Windows 8.1 [duplicate]
Trying to install windows 8.1 on an MSI gs73vr 6rf. Fresh install goes well as do drivers and such. Problems begin when using windows update and trying to install .net 3.5 or any updates at all. I can ...
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How do I install a Windows update that gives an error but no further information?
I tried to install a Windows update but it keeps failing with this error.
I click on the link 'Get help with this error' and it opens an empty help page.
I searched for the error number and found ...
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Error C0000022 applying update operation 101708 of 138674 (\Regi...)
I am hoping to shed some light on an error I am getting. This has been a long and involved problem, for which a case number already exists with Microsoft, however we seem to be getting nowhere. I ...
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Windows 8.1 Update stuck on Checking for updates in 2017 [duplicate]
At the start of 2017 all Windows 8.1 x64 computers I knew of were stuck on Checking for updates with 100% CPU usage by the Windows Update service(svchost.exe -k netsvcs).
No workarounds and ...
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After the latest Win8.1x64 Updates, my system got stuck restarting or shutting down..
When I installed the last Windows update, all seemed fine except it got stuck doing the restart. I waited about 5 minutes then used the power button.
Startup was normal.
But then when I told it ...
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Windows 8.1 x64 update stuck [duplicate]
When I manually 'check for updates' , it gets stuck on 'checking for updates'
I read that I should install KB3112336 manually, but the standalone installer also gets stuck on 'searching for updates ...
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How to fix Windows 8.1 Update Hanging
My Windows 8.1 laptop has not been updated for a long time. I am trying to run Windows Update > Check for updates but it keeps showing the Checking for updates... progress bar forever (more than 3 ...
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Microsoft KB3000850 slows down Windows 8.1 logon process significantly
I've got an absolutely fresh Windows 8.1 Pro x64 English UEFI which seems to work smoothly.
First of all, the preinstalled Windows Update client doesn't work at all today - just checking for updates ...
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Windows update by command line [duplicate]
I'm looking for command line code to show the window below AND execute the link "Nach Updates suchen" (looking for updates). By wuapp.exe only the window is shown.
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I disabled Windows Update, but it wants to update nevertheless. How do I permanently cancel it?
I have disabled Windows Update on my laptop(HP Pavilion 15-e072nr) since forever, but when I wanted to shut down my laptop today, I saw that Windows had planned to update at shutdown anyway. Ie. the ...
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Black screen of death + no safe mode/boot menu? Windows 8.1
Google suggests this might be a "black screen of death" issue, but the descriptions are diverse and the dates often seem to relate to issues from 2013-2014....
Prequel: About 3 days ago I tried to ...
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Windows 8.1 RT keep searching for update after installation of KB2919355 April 2014 Update 1
I have a tablet that run Windows 8.1 RT. I did a restore few days ago then I started do the updates availables in Windows Update. After a few Update/Reboot cycles, KB 2919355 April 2014 Update 1 was ...
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Can't connect to Windows Update
I couldn't connect to Windows Update nor install .NET so I've done a clean install of Windows 8.1 from Microsoft's iso.
The same problem occurs : the loading bar is never beginning ! No error message....
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