[SOLVED] Windows Server 2022 Can't install CU 21H2 KB5042881 with error 0x800f081f

[jair]

Hello geniuses!

We have a Windows Server 2022 install that can't update KB5042881 (21H2 - CU 2024-09). It starts to install, gets to 100%, but then fails with status "Download error - 0x800f081f"
We have tried to run SFC, DISM, rebooting, changing the locale from spanish to english, manually downloading the update... but success seems to be avoiding us.
The server has installed Veeam Software, its a fresh install from the last month.
Its a VM with 8-core, 16 GB of RAM, running over vmware v7
The server is a ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus, and the CPU are Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4310 CPU @ 2.10GHz

Previously it fails to install the 2024-08 update, same error. Also we couldn't solve that.

Hope you cant guide us to the solution.

Greetings from Argentina!

Jaír

 

[jair]

There is an extra "t".
It should say "Hope you CAN guide us to the solution".

 

[jair]

Hello!

Still need help, please.
The CU of 2024-10 cant't install.

HELP!!!!

 

[Maxstar]

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Upload your COMPONENTS hive.

• Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
• 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.
• 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.
• If the file is too large to upload here, upload the file to www.wetransfer.com and post the link in your next reply.

 

[jair]

Hello!

Here it goes.

Thanks

Jair

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Download

SFCFix and save it to your desktop.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update again. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

Thanks.
The failure persists... i've rebooted and retried all the commands (sft, dism, etc), so there is the CBS.log again.

 

[Maxstar]

There's no need to reboot the server at the moment, as well as running SFC/DISM, please follow only the given instructions.

Here's the next fix.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

Here it goes again.
Still no luck.

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Here's the next fix.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

Good morning.
Here it goes again. Still failing.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Maxstar]

Here's the next fix.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

We keep up the fitght

 

[Maxstar]

This is a common issue, and we'll need to replace a number of components in such cases.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

We don't give up... still fighting.

 

[Maxstar]

Here's the next fix, I had to install the Spanish language pack first.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

Thanks for installing the pack.
Still no luck...

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,


The good news is that we make progress, the error has been changed to 0x800f0982..

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.

 

[jair]

Hello again.
Still fails, but the error code is different: 0x800f0982
Is that light at the end of the tunnel?

 

[Maxstar]

Here's the next fix.

Warning: This fix was written specifically for this system. Do not run this fix on another system.

• Save any work you have open, and close all programs.
• Download the attachment SFCFix.zip and save it to your desktop.
• Drag the SFCFix.zip file over the SFCFix.exe executable and release it.

• SFCFix will launch, let it complete.
• Once done, a file will appear on your desktop, called SFCFix.txt.
• Post the logfile (SFCFix.txt) as attachment in your next reply.

Afterwards attempt to update. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS logs.