Then if you feel up to it as a last resort,
Use winkey+R
Type in the Run box,
eventvwr
Windows logs on the left column and expanded them and right click and click on clear on the 4 entries below,
Applications
Security
Setup
System
Exit and restart the machine again
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971033
Do you want to look at the logs (or me to look at the logs) directly after reboot and no patching or after a patch has been done?
I ran that update and received "Update for Windows (KB971033) is already installed on this computer.
I can see "The Windows Search service hung on starting." in the eventvwr a
as well as "The server {752073A1-23F2-4396-85F0-8FDB879ED0ED} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout." afterwards which I assume is going to be the Windows Search service.
Other than that there are a few:
"The winlogon notification subscriber <TrustedInstaller> took 694 second(s) to handle the notification event (CreateSession)."
and
"The winlogon notification subscriber <TrustedInstaller> is taking long time to handle the notification event (CreateSession)."
Everything else appears normal.
Hi,
I would uninstall it and reinstall it as the prior instruction suggest if you don't mind.
Ah OK. So i have un-installed KB971033, rebooted and then re-installed it.
It did not produce any errors and in the System Event viewer it says:
"Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: Update for Windows (KB971033)"
Hi,
Yea but you want to disable the update system and manually install that update
Then manually check for updates after a restart,
it's weird it works but it does for an odd reason :)
Ah right. So I have just installed the update (manually) and the update system is currently disabled.
I will reboot and the check for updates manually and install 1.....
So I have tried installing a 20MB update (KB3149090) which failed.
It took about an hour to do as it sits at 85% and then 90% for about 20-30 mins before rolling back and taking a further 30 mins to roll back.
Having looked in the event viewer I can see alot of "Windows Error Reporting" of variations: "WindowsWcpOtherFailure3" and "CbsPackageServicingFailure2"
Hi
Is this update installed or is it one that failed as well ?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2919355
That one is not installed (and does not appear in the recent failed list) but it is also for Windows 8.1 and this is a windows 7 machine.... ?
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