{"id":27243,"date":"2022-08-18T10:44:17","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T05:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=27243"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T05:26:23","slug":"kb5016629-error-0x8007054f-something-went-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/kb5016629-error-0x8007054f-something-went-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"KB5016629 Error 0x8007054f &#8220;Something went wrong&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you getting the error &#8220;Something went wrong&#8221; with the error code: <code>0x8007054f<\/code> when installing the KB5016629 August 2022 Cumulative Update for Windows 11?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/kb5016629-0x8007054f.png\" alt=\"kb5016629 error 0x8007054f and Malwarebytes\" width=\"523\" height=\"369\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The above error (especially when installing KB5016629) is seen on systems with Malwarebytes Premium software installed. Here are some links where the issue has been reported.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.malwarebytes.com\/topic\/289139-kb5016629-failing-to-install-due-to-malwarebytes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KB5016629 failing to install due to Malwarebytes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.malwarebytes.com\/topic\/289148-win-11-cumulative-update-kb5016629-failing-to-install-due-to-malwarebytes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Win 11 Cumulative update KB5016629 failing to install due to Malwarebytes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/forum\/all\/windows-11-august-2022-update-fail\/8d4cb529-9fee-474b-a067-8707f2a608cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 11 August 2022 Update Fail &#8211; Microsoft Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sysnative.com\/forums\/threads\/windows-11-kb5015814-update-fails-error-0x8007054f.36338\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[SOLVED] &#8211; Windows 11 KB5015814 Update Fails &#8211; Error 0x8007054f | Sysnative Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see how to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<h2>[Fix] KB5016629 Error 0x8007054f &#8220;Something went wrong&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Disable Malwarebytes Real-time Protection Modules<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using Malwarebytes Premium, disable all the real-time protection modules, namely: Web Protection, Malware Protection, Ransomware Protection, and Exploit Protection. For some users, disabling Web Protection helped. But for others, disabling Exploit Protection helped.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/malwarebytes-protection-modules.png\" alt=\"kb5016629 error 0x8007054f and Malwarebytes\" width=\"274\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try disabling all the modules and see if you&#8217;re able to install KB5016629.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Malwarebytes<\/h3>\n<p>If that doesn&#8217;t work out, you need to uninstall Malwarebytes from Apps &amp; Features (or Programs and Features) so that Malwarebytes kernel drivers and Service(s) don&#8217;t load with Windows. Only if necessary, you need to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/malwarebytes-error-unable-to-connect-service-577-wmi\/\">Malwarebytes Support Tool<\/a> (in addition) to do a clean uninstall of Malwarebytes Premium.<\/p>\n<h3>Turn off Windows Defender Real-time protection<\/h3>\n<p>Additionally, you may turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus real-time protection.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Some users have indicated that they had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/fix-windows-update-errors\/\">repair Windows Update<\/a> and clear the WU caches in addition to the above steps.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once you successfully install the KB5016629 Cumulative Update, you can reinstall or turn on the real-time protection in Malwarebytes and Microsoft Defender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you getting the error &#8220;Something went wrong&#8221; with the error code: 0x8007054f when installing the KB5016629 August 2022 Cumulative Update for Windows 11?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[869],"tags":[191,688],"class_list":["post-27243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-11","tag-error-messages","tag-windows-update"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26019,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/malwarebytes-error-unable-to-connect-service-577-wmi\/","url_meta":{"origin":27243,"position":0},"title":"Fix for Malwarebytes Error &#8220;Unable to connect the Service&#8221;","author":"Ramesh","date":"January 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"When you try to open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) software on your Windows computer, you may receive the following error: Unable to start Unable to connect the Service If you attempt to start the \"Malwarebytes Service\" (MBAMService) service via Services MMC (services.msc), the following error may occur: Windows could not start\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Utilities&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Utilities","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/category\/utilities\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"malwarebytes error 1068","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/mbam-service-wmi-error-2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5966,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/windows-defender-disabled-by-malwarebytes-antivirus-protection\/","url_meta":{"origin":27243,"position":1},"title":"Fix: Malwarebytes Disables Defender or 3rd Party Anti-Virus","author":"Ramesh","date":"November 22, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"After installing Malwarebytes Premium 14-day trial or licensed product, your anti-virus software (e.g., Microsoft Defender Antivirus) may get disabled automatically. 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