Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3124263 Failing to Install for Some Users

[Exterminator]

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KB3124263 is the newest cumulative update released by Microsoft for Windows 10 users, but just like its predecessors, it seems to fail to install on a number of computers for no clear reason.

Cumulative updates include all the previously released fixes for Windows 10, so installing the newest one is the best way to remain up to date. But for a number of users, it’s nearly impossible to do that as the installation of Windows 10 cumulative update fails, and no detailed error messages are provided.

This is the case of KB3124263, the company’s latest Windows 10 cumulative update, which does not install on a number of PCs and provides absolutely no information as to what went wrong.

No fix yet
Posts on the Microsoft Community forums confirm the problem, but no pattern has so far been discovered, so it’s not yet known why the update fails to install on some PCs but works smoothly on others.

“Have tried 3x to install Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3124263) but after restart tells me it was unable to install but no error code. Have tried with ZoneAlarm off but get the same results,” one of the users whose computer got impacted by the problem explains on the forums.

Pretty much the same thing has happened before too, and unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a workaround that could get you install the update.

In absolutely all cases, Microsoft has not re-released the cumulative update and instead preferred to continue working on the next version, which brought the previously released fixes too. Now it’s only just a matter of time until a new cumulative update for Windows 10 is shipped, but it shouldn’t take too long before it lands.

In the meantime, you can simply hide the update completely to avoid being prompted to install it until a fix or the next CU arrives.

 

[Vasudev]

Luckily I didn't download it at all.

 

[Exterminator]

I haven't had any problems with the cumulative updates lately,knock on wood!

 

[Vasudev]

I haven't had any problems with the cumulative updates lately,knock on wood!

perhaps,any changelogs? I'll try that today.

 

[Der.Reisende]

I haven't had any problems with the cumulative updates lately,knock on wood!

Knock knock

 

[jamescv7]

That's the problem since if they cannot determine very well those possible cumulative updates then it should not be the user fault, for sure there are instances of mistaken implementation of code on those updates hence turn out as error.

But usually if you are not installed a lot of 3rd party programs, then expect no issues for every update.

 

[frogboy]

I am also knocking on wood, no dramas so far again.

 

[Exterminator]

Windows Update KB3119142 “Successfully” Installs Over and Over Again

Windows Update KB3119142 “Successfully” Installs Over and Over Again

One of the updates that Microsoft has recently rolled out keeps reinstalling on a number of Windows 10 devices, even though it appears to successfully deploy at the first attempt.

Posts on Microsoft Community forums confirm that KB3119142 installs repeatedly on users' computers even though the same update seems to install correctly. But in the Windows logs, the same update appears installed several times a week and every time successfully.

“This installs successfully. But I happened to see that it appeared to be updating again. I checked the update log and found that it is installing itself 4-5x a day for the last 5 or so days. If it was successful, why does it do this?” one user whose computer has been impacted by this problem explains.

More unexpected errors
What’s more surprising, however, is that some users claim that, while the update installs successfully at the first attempt, it then fails to install at every single retry.

“My error is slightly different. Windows update shows KB3119142 to have successfully installed on 13/01/2016 but that installation failed on 15/01/2016. It is not listed in Control Panel | Programs and Features | View Installed Updates. Windows update was hanging at 0% downloaded,” another user recounts this odd behavior.

Microsoft hasn’t yet acknowledged the problem despite the growing number of reports concerning this update, so for the moment, there’s no workaround that could help users prevent this from happening again in the future.

And yet, if you’ve already successfully installed KB3119142, you could hide the update in Windows Update to make sure it doesn’t try to re-install in the future.