The Windows Update channel delivers all necessary updates suitable for your system. Most of the time, manual intervention is not required for installing updates. In some cases, especially during manual installation of an update using standalone installer, you may need to first check if a specific update (a prerequisite update) is installed on your system.
This article explains how to check if a specific Windows Update (KBnnnnnn) is installed in your computer or not.Read more
When you try to install an update via the Windows Update channel in your Windows 10 computer, error 0x80d06802 may appear. Here is the full error message verbatim:
This post tells you how to fix error 0x80d06802 during Windows Update installation.Read more
When you attempt to scan for updates or when installing an update, the Windows Update page may throw the error 0x8024a223. Here is the full error message verbatim:
This article tells you how to fix Windows Update error 0x8024a223.Read more
When you attempt to install updates via the Windows Update channel, error 0x80070BC2 may occur and the update repeatedly fails to install. The Windows Update page may show “Awaiting restart”. And after restarting, the Windows Update installation history page shows the following error under that particular update(s):
And the Windows Event log records this error, referencing the KB number:
For example:
Intel recently announced that they have completed their validations and started to release microcode for recent CPU platforms related to Spectre Variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 [“Branch Target Injection”]). The Windows Update KB4100347 includes microcode updates from Intel.
Right after installing the update KB4100347 via Windows Update channel or the Microsoft Update Catalog, many users faced a problem where the system became unbootable, especially Xeon workstations. Although not necessary, some users wiped their drive, formatted it and installed Windows 10 from scratch to come out of this problem.
But there is no need to clean install Windows 10. This post explains how to make your Windows 10 computer bootable again by undoing/uninstalling KB4100347 offline via Windows Recovery Environment.Read more
Windows Update has the habit of pushing driver updates silently into your system. Sometimes, the drivers offered by Microsoft for your devices may cause problems. It’s always the best idea to only update the drivers directly from the device manufacturer’s site.
Sometimes, we may have to roll back the drivers auto-installed by Windows Update. For example, Realtek drivers pushed out by Windows Update caused problems for some users. So let’s see how to prevent Windows Update from automatically installing device drivers.Read more
KB4058258 cumulative update for Windows was released on January 31, 2018 and it bumps the OS Build to 16299.214. If you’re facing the error 0x80073715 while installing the update KB4058258 on your Windows 10 computer, here are some fixes for you.Read more
When you attempt to update Windows Defender via Windows Update, error 0x80070643 may appear, and the definition updates fail to install. Here is the full error message:Read more
Sometimes, you may encounter errors such as 0x80244007, 0x8024a105 or other errors when installing updates via the Windows Update channel. Here are some sample error messages:Read more
When you try to install a Feature Update via Windows Update, Error 0x80d02002 may appear on the screen and installation fails abruptly without specifying a reason. For example, the issue may happen when upgrading to Fall Creators Update.Read more