The latest Windows 11 updates have been hit by another bug that causes the installation process to fail while generating a mysterious and unhelpful error message.
This problem has been plaguing Windows 11 users for a while, and as Windows Latest (opens in new tab) It’s reportedly continuing to frustrate some people who have received Microsoft’s January update (known as patch KB5022303) and the last optional update for January released last week (KB5022360 – a preview update that will be fully refined and released in February). ), unable to install ).
Those who encounter the error are simply informed that the installation failed with an error code, the most frequently observed code is “0x800f0831”, but other mysterious hexadecimal code strings may also appear, which mean exactly nothing to the average user . Like good old ‘0x800f0988’ for example.
As pointed out by Windows Latest, a typical report from a user (on Microsoft’s Feedback Hub) is as follows: “My HP laptop was unable to successfully install the most recent update: 2023-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 22H2 for x64- based Systems (KB5022303) which states the following message/error code: ‘Failed to install on 1/15/2023 – 0x800f0988′”.
Another poster on Microsoft’s Answers.com (opens in new tab) Support forum writes: “Struggling with a Windows update: Cumulative update for Windows 11 version 22H2 for x64-based systems (KB5022303). Installation Error – 0x800f0988. Troubleshooted the updates and tried reinstalling them but that doesn’t seem to work. Is there an easy solution? It’s been a problem for a while and it seems others are having the same issue.”
Analysis: An ongoing issue that really needs to be done
Is there a simple solution then? Well, the short answer to that is no, apparently not. And the bug has been going on for a while as the last poster mentions; in fact, Windows 11 updates have been stumbling into failure for some users for a good half year now.
The advice we’ve seen in the past as a possible workaround is to try turning off your third-party antivirus (temporarily), and we suspect there’s no harm in giving that a whirl – but you can do just as much Miles accumulate from crossing fingers and praying to the silicon deities that everything will be fine.
Microsoft has said in the past that it is investigating these ongoing installation errors, but we’ve heard nothing of any progress on that front, and that’s clearly still a thorn in the side of some users. Hopefully not for much longer…
While an optional update, like the very latest, isn’t a big deal, the January major patch certainly is, and failing to install KB5022303 means you’re missing a bunch of security fixes, leaving your PC potentially vulnerable to attack.
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