Windows Server 2016 hasn't updated in a year

Maxstar · Thursday at 8:26 AM

Yes, let's see what happens.

Erario · Thursday at 12:21 PM

same problem, damn!
Gets to 100% after the reboot then “unable to install updates”.

Erario · Thursday at 12:35 PM

CBS Failed to unload the COMPONENTS hive. [HRESULT = 0x80070013 - ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT]

???

Maxstar · 2024-05-17T03:14:35-0400

This is just an info line, but the update failed again with the same HTTP installer error. Please attach tje latest event logs to look at.

Erario · 2024-05-17T06:32:12-0400

The logs of new attempt (failed of course) today.

Maxstar · 2024-05-17T07:14:27-0400

Erario said:
If the problem cannot be solved in any other way I think I will install a second VM with Server 2019 or 2022 and start migrating.

As you pointed out earlier, migrating this server may be the best solution to get everything up and running again.