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windows update error 0x80070020 the process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

Fixes this failure: stop the process holding the update payload file (check Resource Monitor and any antivirus or backup scan), restart the Windows Update and BITS services. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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agent could not uninstall a recalled printer driver update: the print spooler kept the driver files locked

Fixes this failure: stop the print spooler and the print isolation processes, rename or delete the locked driver files, uninstall the recalled driver package with pnputil. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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windows update error 0x80071a91 transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut...

Fixes this failure: restart the Transactional NTFS resource manager dependency: check the Windows Modules Installer and the transaction log state. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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windows update error 0x800f0983 matching component directory does not exist when installing the cumulative update

Fixes this failure: repair the component store with DISM using a matching ISO source and remove the partially installed cumulative update package with DISM /Remove-Package if it is. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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feature update downloads again every day and fails at restart: the prerequisite servicing stack update was never...

Fixes this failure: approve and install the prerequisite servicing stack update (SSU) first, in WSUS or your patch tool, then let the feature update detect again. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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dism error 0x800f0811 the component store has been corrupted restorehealth cannot repair the image

Fixes this failure: point DISM at a mounted ISO of the exact same Windows build with /Source and /LimitAccess, and if that still fails run an in-place repair install. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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windows update standalone installer error 0x80096002 the certificate for the signer of the message was not found...

Fixes this failure: check the .msu file itself and the machine's trust: re-download the MSU from the Microsoft Update Catalog, verify its signature with signtool. Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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windows update error 0x800b0109 a certificate chain terminated in a root certificate that is not trusted by the trust...

Fixes this failure: import the missing root CA certificate into the Trusted Root store (or fix the WSUS / proxy SSL inspection certificate the client is being handed). Use when the exact error or symptom in the title appears. Not for a different error, tool, or a manual process with no such failure.

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