[SOLVED] Feature Update to version 22H2 broke Windows Update + other things

ctp9 · Nov 11, 2022

After months of waiting - Windows Update finally offered to upgrade to 22H2 (from 21H2). The upgrade succeeded without a hitch, however, I quickly discovered that various operating system functionality broke thereafter. How unfortunate... because I was fortunate enough to not have updates break anything in the past, and now my previously perfect Windows install is messed up.

Windows Updates are stuck on "Downloading - 0%" and can take anywhere from 2 to 20 hours to finish downloading (they do eventually push through). The same goes for Defender threat protection updates - those are stuck for hours now also and aren't seeming to be downloading when requested. There are a few other things that are broken too, but I'll get into those later. I'd like to resolve the issues with Windows Update first.

Windows Update Troubleshooter reports an issue, but it's difficult to decipher what it is trying to say:

SFC and DISM scanners are reporting no integrity violations - everything comes back clean.

CBS log and Windows Update log attached. Would love to get these issues fixed without resorting to doing a clean install (not easily possible nor preferable), and would also like to avoid an in-place upgrade (would it even be beneficial in this case?)...

Thank you for your help in advance!

ctp9 · Nov 14, 2022

Is there anyone that can help, please?

ctp9 · Nov 16, 2022

Updated logs.

ctp9 · Jan 13, 2023

Update:

Issue was fixed by performing an in-place upgrade.

Description of bug:

What caused the issue is a recent bug in group policy (only available in Pro edition) where one can change Windows Updates to "notify for download and install". Do not select this option - it seems to have broken after recent updates. After performing an in-place upgrade - I simply left that option on its default setting and haven't had any issues with Windows Update since.

Gary R · Jan 14, 2023

Thanks for letting us know. I've marked this topic as Solved.

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