Windows Update error 0x80004005 for KB3087040

[Tony Cole]

Hi everyone:

I've had 6 attempts to install adobe flash for IE Windows 10 forum is full of people having same issue:

Windows Update error 0x80004005 for KB3087040!!! - Windows 10 Forums

 

[Butterfly]

Download it manually here:
x86: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/...f46b769b02.msu
x64: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/...358aceab49.msu
This update is buggy and a lot of people had the same problem including me, installing it manually worked for me.

 

[XhenEd]

I'm lucky that my laptop didn't experience this error with this update. The update went smoothly in my laptop.

 

[illumination]

I installed it manually as well, was not going to wait for Microsoft to admit there was an issue and patch it. It was not a matter of not installing, mine would not even download, it would attempt to do so and error out. There was speculation that a corrupt file on the users system was causing this, but im skeptical of this, as there are way to many people experiencing it, and not to mention, i ran a SFC scan, DISM scan, and even the troubleshooter in admin mode, all of which reported no issues.

 

[Exterminator]

Got the error on one laptop and it installed fine on my desktop.Updated manually also.

 

[rupeshkj]

Worked fine on my laptop.

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

I can't install Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3087040) through Windows Update. Every time i try to retry the download it always fail with a error code 0x80004005.

 

[juhful]

I can't install Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3087040) through Windows Update. Every time i try to retry the download it always fail with a error code 0x80004005.

Me too, it seems a lot of people having this issue.

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

I actually find the manual links to this issue. But i don't know if it safe to do so............

X86: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._86b760ce3097391e6896df374d69aff46b769b02.msu

X64: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._ad0f78efb7b122fa9472dbb8050c4f358aceab49.msu

Source: Windows Update error 0x80004005 for KB3087040!!! - Windows 10 Forums

A lot of users comments i read find that manual update fix, but is these two applications safe?

PS: I got the link from the user posted on the source link i provided. If you read all of 9 pages you will find that a lot of rated the manual update do the trick. But the question is, it's safe?

 

[Bill7]

Did you try to install it manually ??Try to download the file from post 27http://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/23496-windows-update-error-0x80004005-kb3087040-3.html (worked for me)

ps:My apologizes if it is against the rules to put solutions from other forums

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

Did you try to install it manually ??Try to download the file from post 27http://www.tenforums.com/windows-updates-activation/23496-windows-update-error-0x80004005-kb3087040-3.html (worked for me)

ps:My apologizes if it is against the rules to put solutions from other forums

Have you try it? Is it safe?

 

[Bill7]

Have you try it? Is it safe?

Yep.Just hours before and its safe

 

[Exterminator]

Merged threads as this topic was originally started yesterday.Most are experiencing similar problems

 

[Deleted member 2913]

Installed fine here on Win 10 64 laptop.

 

[illumination]

Have you try it? Is it safe?

The above links in post #2 are the standalone installers for KB3087040, they are safe, i used them myself after looking into them.

 

[SloppyMcFloppy]

The above links in post #2 are the standalone installers for KB3087040, they are safe, i used them myself after looking into them.

Thanks, i already did the manual update and it does solve my problem.

 

[Tony Cole]

Another stupid cock-up by Microsoft - just stop the automatic updates, then people would NOT have such issues. But, to Bill Gates and Microsoft we are mere mortals.

 

[jamescv7]

Well I will try to install this, luckily I set to delay the restart to avoid issues however problems on those patches is surely influence by corrupted files.

A new fresh system may not easily encounter error patches since its a fresh isn't it? So likely its a environment where a user tweaks something that cause this trouble.