[SOLVED] Windows Update failure (0x800703f1) and sfc /scannow issues on Windows 10 Pro

[DeadBothans]

OS info: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, version 10.0.19045 N/A Build 19045

I'm currently unable to install a Windows Update (Feature update to Windows 10, version 22H2), so I'm trying all the usual suspects, and "sfc /scannow" is repeatedly coming back with "Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.", but I'm not able to make sense of the CBS log.
No issues with "DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth", that's happy every time.
The ComponentsScanner also seems happy

 

[Maxstar]

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Upload your DRIVERS Hive

• Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config and locate the DRIVERS 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 DRIVERS.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.

 

[DeadBothans]

Thanks for the help!

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Replace Drivers Hive Manually

Warning: this fix is specific to the user in this thread. No one else should follow these instructions as it may cause more harm than good. If you are after assistance, please start a thread of your own.

1. Download DRIVERS.ZIP and save to your desktop.
2. Right-click on it and select Extract all.... Make sure the "Show extracted files when complete" is checked and click Extract.
3. Now we have the DRIVERS file that we will be using to replace your current one.
4. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\config
5. Right-click on the current DRIVERS file and select rename. Rename it to DRIVERS.bad.
   Note: If you get an error that the file is in use, reboot your computer and then try again.
6. Take the file from the Drivers folder on your desktop and paste it into C:\Windows\System32\config

Afterwards reboot the system and attempt to update. If it fails attach the latest CBS logs and the following logfile.

Upload the setupapi.dev.log file

• Open Windows Explorer and browse to the C:\Windows\INF folder.
• Right-click on the file setupapi.dev.log and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
• Now the message will appear, "Windows cannot create the Compressed (zipped) Folder here. Do you want it to be placed on the desktop instead?"
• Click on the Yes button here.

• Attach the file setupapi.dev.zip in your next reply.

 

[DeadBothans]

That worked! Updates succeeded *and* SFC is coming up clean. Thank you so much!

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

You're welcome. Glad to hear the issue has been resolved..