[SOLVED] Error 0x80070246 installing KB4483234 on Windows 10 1803

[wilfas]

My system has been trying to install KB4483234 for several weeks.

When I run Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth I always get error 582 :banghead:

An illegal character was encountered. For a multi-byte character set this includes a lead byte without succeeding trail byte. For the Unicode character set this includes the characters 0xFFFF and 0xFFFE

I also ran SFCfix, log is below.

Thank you very much in advance! :smile9:




SFCFix version 3.0.1.0 by niemiro.
Start time: 2018-12-28 17:39:37.372
Microsoft Windows 10 Build 17134 - amd64
Not using a script file.








AutoAnalysis::
SUMMARY: No corruptions were detected.
AutoAnalysis:: directive completed successfully.








Successfully processed all directives.






Failed to generate a complete zip file. Upload aborted.




SFCFix version 3.0.1.0 by niemiro has completed.
Currently storing 0 datablocks.
Finish time: 2018-12-28 17:47:10.221
----------------------EOF-----------------------

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Hello and welcome! Has RAM in the machine recently been tested/replaced? If not, I would recommend you start by testing your RAM for errors using this utility: Test RAM with PassMark MemTest86

 

[wilfas]

Yes, less than a month ago faulty RAM modules were replaced.

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Step#1 - Capture Process Monitor Trace
1. Download and run Process Monitor. Leave this running while you perform the next steps.
2. Try running DISM just like you have in the past.
3. Stop Process Monitor as soon as it fails. You can simply do this by clicking the magnifying glass on the toolbar as shown below.

4. Select the File menu...Save... and save the file to your desktop. This is likely the default location. The name (unless changed) will be LogFile.PML. This is fine.
5. Zip up and attach the LogFile.PML file as well as your CBS.log


Retrieve Components Hive
1. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
2. Please copy this file to your desktop.
Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again.
3. Right-click on this file on your desktop and select Send To...Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named COMPONENTS.ZIP on your desktop.
4. The file will likely be too large to upload here so please upload to a file sharing service and just provide the link here.

 

[wilfas]

Here they are, all the logs and files:

WeTransfer

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Hello! My apologies for the delay on this!

Step#1 - FRST Fix
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system
1. Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your Desktop.
Note: You need to run the 64-bit Version so please ensure you download that one.
2. Download attached file and save it to the Desktop.
Note. It's important that both files, FRST64 and fixlist.txt are in the same location or the fix will not work (in this case...the desktop).
3. Run FRST64 by Right-Clicking on the file and choosing Run as administrator.
4. Press the Fix button just once and wait. If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
5. When finished FRST64 will generate a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt). Please post the contents of it in your reply.
6. Try updates and if any fail, attach CBS.log.

 

[wilfas]

It worked! :thumbsup2:

Thank you very much for your time. Going right now to click that Donate button

Happy New Year!

(I'm attaching Fixlog.txt anyway in case it is of any help for you)

 

[Sysnative Windows Update]

Thank you. Happy New Year to you as well! We appreciate the donation.