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Windows 10 KB4074588 install fails for many
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Published onFebruary 14, 2018
published onFebruary 14, 2018
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Microsoft rolled out a bevy of interesting updates onPatch Tuesday. Unfortunately, not allWindows 10users have managed to install the latest patches. ManyWindows 10Fall Creators Update users reported thatKB4074588often fails to install due to various error codes.
KB4074588 won’t install
If you successfully downloaded KB4074588 on your computer but you goterror 0x80070bc2after restart, well you’re not the only one.
Judging by the number of user reports, it seems that this is the most common error that’s preventing users from updating their OS. Unfortunately, fixing it is not an easy task, as thisWindows 10user reports:
I have done everything that the Microsoft Computer has told me to do to correct this problem except the last one which is a clean install! None of them have worked. I did send an work order to my virus protection company. Will be waiting to hear back from them. Reason: It was said the some virus programs may not have been updated by them yet and should ask them!This is the update in question put out on Feb. 13, 2018. Which is really new (2018-02 Cumulative Update forWindows 10Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4074588))I really do not understand this problem because this is the first time I have had a problem. [..] Would ask Microsoft but they really make it hard to talk to them!
Other users reported thatthe updatedidn’t initializedespite several attempts.
Update will not initialize. I’ve tried ten times. 2018-02 Cumulative Update forWindows 10Version 1709 for x64-based Systems (KB4074588) – Error 0x80070422
There is also a third error that we identified scouring user reports:‘Couldn’t complete the updates, undoing changes‘.
Once i got the update KB4074588, i restarted my pc like normal and upon startup, the update got to 90% and then it said “couldn’t complete the updates, undoing changes”.
Fortunately, this time we’ve got a good piece of news for you. You can quickly fix this error by following the steps available in thistroubleshooting guide.
We’ll end this list witherror 0x800f0922.
I tried to install this file but when I restart, it goes to 100% but the it shows “We couldn’t complete update KB4074588.
WindowsReport has a dedicated troubleshooting guide on how tofix Windows update error 0x800f0922. Do let us know if the instructions available in the respective guide helped you fix the problem.
So, as you can see, KB4074588 triggered quite a few install errors on users’ computers.
For more information on how to fix various update issues and errors, check out the troubleshooting resources available below:
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina has been a Windows fan ever since she got her hands on her first Windows XP computer.
She is interested in all things technology, especially emerging technologies – AI and DNA computing in particular.
Prior to joining the WindowsReport team, she worked in the corporate world for a number of years.
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Madalina Dinita
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Madalina is a Windows fan since forever, especially interested in AI, emerging technologies, privacy, and security.
