Windows 10 won't update, There were some problems installing


FIX : Windows 10 won't update, There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later??

I had this issue with Windows Update, it would download the updates and they would fail. The Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3213986) was trying everyday and failing. After much searching for a fix I finally found the following and Step 1 with Step 2 fixed my problem! Yay!!

Windows update now works and the KB3213986 along with various others has finally installed. This also works usually for Windows 11 too.

The error message is:

There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x800705b4) or (0x80072af9) or something similar in ( )wu 800705b4

Try the below methods and check:

Method 1: Run the SFC.

Follow the below steps:

Open Command Prompt.
Select “Run as Administrator”.
Type “sfc /scannow” without quotes and hit Enter.

Now check for the issue.

Method 2: Run the DISM Tool.

If the issue persists, I would have you run the DISM tool to check the system health and will try to restore the files.

Click on 'Start'.
Enter 'Command prompt' in the Search box.  
In the list of results, swipe down on or right-click Command prompt, and then tap or click 'Run as administrator'. 
In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands. Press the Enter key after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

To close the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type Exit, and then press Enter.

Note: The tool might take 15-20 minutes to finish running, so please do not cancel it. Reboot and retry the Updates, it worked for me.

Method 3:

If the issue still remains, try manually reset the Windows Updates Components once again and then reinitiate the Windows Update process.

Resetting Windows Update Components will fix corrupt Windows Update Components and help you to install the Windows Updates quickly.

Please follow the below steps to reset the Windows Updates Components:

  1. Press Windows Key + X on the keyboard and then select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the menu.

  2. Stop the BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.

                       net stop wuauserv

                   net stop cryptSvc

                   net stop bits

                   net stop msiserver

  3. Now rename the SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folder. You can do this by typing the following commands in the Command Prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.

                      ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

                  ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

  4. Now, let’s restart the BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. Type the following commands in the Command Prompt for this. Press the ENTER key after you type each command.

                    net start wuauserv

                net start cryptSvc

                net start bits

                net start msiserver

  5. Type Exit in the Command Prompt to close it and then restart the computer.

  6. After restarting the computer, now retry to install Windows Updates.

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