KB5003173 fails with error 0x80073701

[shamblerdk]

Hello there

These are the things I've tried in an attempt to resolve this error:
1. In elevated CMD: sfc /scannow
2. In elevated CMD: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
3. Installing the package manually with the following command line: dism /online /add-package /packagepath:c:\users\else\desktop\windows10.0-kb5003173-x64_375062f9d88a5d9d11c5b99673792fdce8079e09.cab
4. Deleting the old Edge-folder in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft"
5. Gone through the Windows Update troubleshooter
6. Cleared the SoftwareDistribution\Download folder
7. In elevated CMD: dism /online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

Windows 10 version: 20H2

I'll attach FRST logs to this post.

I hope one of you bright minds can help me.

 

[britechguy]

Try Doing a Windows 10 Repair Install or Feature Update Using the Windows 10 ISO file

 

[shamblerdk]

Try Doing a Windows 10 Repair Install or Feature Update Using the Windows 10 ISO file

Thank you for your response. I will try that once I'm at that PC again.

 

[britechguy]

And, as an aside, when you do it under these circumstances, I suggest you do NOT have an internet connection active and when asked if you want to download the latest updates as part of the repair install decline them.

All of the components necessary to "clean up" a Windows 10 instance are already a part of the ISO. Once that's taken place, Windows Update typically has no issue with the updates that need to be applied right after the repair install is complete and you connect to the internet again.

The above is only a suggestion. I've also, at times, kept the internet connection and elected to fetch the updates. This just makes the repair install process itself significantly slower, particularly if a slow internet connection is all that's available for downloading those updates.

 

[shamblerdk]

And, as an aside, when you do it under these circumstances, I suggest you do NOT have an internet connection active and when asked if you want to download the latest updates as part of the repair install decline them.

All of the components necessary to "clean up" a Windows 10 instance are already a part of the ISO. Once that's taken place, Windows Update typically has no issue with the updates that need to be applied right after the repair install is complete and you connect to the internet again.

The above is only a suggestion. I've also, at times, kept the internet connection and elected to fetch the updates. This just makes the repair install process itself significantly slower, particularly if a slow internet connection is all that's available for downloading those updates.

I've now had a chance to do as instructed and it actually worked. It's weird, since I already did that repair install of 20H2 late last year from a Windows 10 media created by the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft on this very same machine.

I wonder what changed?

I'm now altering the install.esd on my Windows 10 media with the latest updates - including KB5003173 - so I won't have to deal with that again.

Anyways, thanks a lot for your help. I'll see what I can do to help others on here.

Kind regards,
Thomas aka ShamblerDK

 

[britechguy]

You're quite welcome. You are, however, doing unnecessary work. Windows Update itself will take care of fetching any and all updates that need to be applied that weren't already a part of the ISO when it was built.

These things happen, and I'll never know why. There are many who take the approach that involves trying to determine "the why." I am no longer one of those and that's because the Repair Install capability of Windows 10 allows one to wipe out all kinds of issues in one fell swoop. I really don't care anymore why something broke, I just want it fixed.

If doing an SFC and DISM pair don't do it, then it's straight on to the Repair Install using the ISO (at least if the system still boots like yours did).