Microsoft fixes Windows 10 security update installation issue

Microsoft fixes Windows 10 security update installation issue

October 16, 2023 at 07:55AM

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows 10 security updates to fail with 0x8007000d errors. The problem affected Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, and the KB5031356 security update. Microsoft used Known Issue Rollback (KIR) to fix the issue, and the fix should automatically propagate to all affected devices within 24 hours. Users can also restart their devices for faster deployment.

Key takeaways from the meeting notes:

– Microsoft has resolved a known issue with Windows 10 security updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday.
– The issue impacted Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, causing the KB5031356 security update to fail despite displaying initial progress.
– Microsoft acknowledged the problem and confirmed user complaints.
– The company resolved the issue through Known Issue Rollback (KIR), a Windows feature that reverses buggy non-security updates.
– The fix may take up to 24 hours to propagate automatically to all affected devices.
– Users can also restart their Windows devices for faster deployment of the fix.
– Redmond provided manual steps using the DISM command-line tool to speed up recovery for impacted devices.
– Microsoft still needs to provide a KIR Group Policy for Windows administrators to resolve the issue on affected enterprise-managed devices.

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