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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

Donation made. Thanks again.
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- Post #48
- May 29, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

bruce1270 you Sir are a legend! I'll be making a donation as soon as I get a free moment! Can you post a brief explanation of the root cuses and solutions to my issue. It looks to me like fixing the Component Based Servicing registry permissions were key? For completeness of this thread and...
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- Post #46
- May 25, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

2020-05 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4556846) Installation date: ‎25/‎05/‎2020 11:37 Installation status: Succeeded Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can...
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- Post #45
- May 25, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

Fixlog attached. Attempting update now.
- someone
- Post #44
- May 25, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

24/05/2020 10:40:09 Event viewer shows: 0 of 2 instances of system store corruption have been repaired. Unrepaired corruptions may lead to failures in future system servicing. then 24/05/2020 10:40:32 Package KB4556846 failed to be changed to the Installed state. Status: 0x80073701. Looks like...
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- Post #42
- May 24, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

Done. Any idea why the restore points never get created?
- someone
- Post #41
- May 24, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

As instructed. Just took the cbs logs from today when the update failed.
- someone
- Post #39
- May 21, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

done
- someone
- Post #37
- May 20, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

As instructed. Thank you for all this.
- someone
- Post #35
- May 19, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

KB4556846 is still failing albeit much faster! CBS logs. Lightly compressed with 7zip. CBS.fast.compress.7z
- someone
- Post #33
- May 18, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

Done.
- someone
- Post #32
- May 18, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

I just compressed the CBS logs whose date time stamp were from just now. To save time.
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- Post #30
- May 17, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

KB4556846 is still failing. It is currently the only pending update. Should I attached CBS logs?
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- Post #28
- May 17, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

As instructed.
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- Post #27
- May 17, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update
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[SOLVED] Windows 8.1 Update always fails with 80073701 (>1year)

KB4556846 is failing to instll now. same error code.
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- Post #25
- May 16, 2020
- Forum: Windows Update

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