Microsoft recently released the September 2024 cumulative Update KB5043064 for Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 versions. The highlight of this update is that it includes 6 major changes and many fixes. However some users complained that when they started installing the Update KB5043064 on their Windows, they faced several issues.
Due to the issues, they cannot update their system to the latest version and fix the previously reported issues. So, here we are listing some tricks to fix Update KB5043064 not installing issues quickly. Then let’s go through the fixes and install the update smoothly.
Fix 1: Restart the System
Let’s start with the basic solution, that is restarting the system. This simple process not only eliminates issues, but helps to start the system function properly.
Fix 2: Use Update Troubleshooter
Once the restart process fails to solve your issue, then you should use the Windows built-in update troubleshooter option. This trick will help to resolve Update KB5043064 not installing issues smoothly.
- Open Settings-> choose Update & Security-> Troubleshooter-> click on Additional troubleshooter link and select Run the troubleshooter option and wait until the process gets completed.
- Once done, you can retry to install and update your system to the latest features.
Fix 3: SFC Scan
With simply checking and restoring the System files you can install the Update KB5043064 on your system. To do so,
- On your system desktop search box, type “cmd” -> choose Command Prompt screen from the result. Then inside the newly opened screen, you can type “Sfc/ scannow”-> press Enter button.
- Now type the following commands to restore system files,
Cleanup-Image / CheckHealth / DISM / Online Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth / DISM /Online Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth under DISM Online
Finally, you can reboot your Windows system for the changes to take effect and smoothly install the latest updates.
Fix 4: Use Update Assistant
This Windows Update Assistant service is a helpful tool to install latest updates smoothly on the system. But if something goes wrong with this service it might badly affect the new updates. So you can reinstall Update Assistant and install the latest updates.
Tip: Uninstall the early installed Update Assistant from the system.
- Then open Windows 10 Update Assistant page-> select Update Assistant-> click on the Update now button-> install the file on your system and try again to install the latest updates.
Fix 5: Reinstall Media Creation Tool
Another solution you can try is reinstalling the Windows Media Creation tool on your system as early as possible. To do so,
- Open Windows 10 Media creation tool->move to the Media Creation section-> click on Download now.
- Then install the files on your system and retry to install the Update KB5043064 on your Windows 10.
Fix 6: Reset Windows Update Component
Fixes not ends, you can reset Windows Update Components to install the latest updates on your system. This Windows Update component is a crucial service for the smooth installation of latest Windows Updates without any issues.
- Firstly, type “cmd” in your desktop search box -> choose Command Prompt screen-> type the following command one by one and press Enter,
SC config trustedinstaller start=auto net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop msiserver net stop cryptsvc net stop appidsvc Ren %Systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old Ren %Systemroot%\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset proxy rundll32.exe pnpclean.dll,RunDLL_PnpClean /DRIVERS /MAXCLEAN dism /Online /Cleanup-image /ScanHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /CheckHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup Sfc /ScanNow net start bits net start wuauserv net start msiserver net start cryptsvc net start appidsvc
- After executing the commands, you can restart the system for the changes to come into effect and install the latest updates.
Fix 7: Use Microsoft Update Catalog
If you are unable to install the Update KB5043064 on your Windows 10, then you can install the same update from Microsoft Update catalog page. To do so,
- Open the Microsoft Update Catalog page-> in the search box, type Update “KB5043064”-> press Enter.
- Then choose a suitable file from the next screen and install it on your system and you are done with the latest updates installation.
At the end of this guide, we hope you have installed the Update KB5043064 on your Windows 10 smoothly and enjoying the latest features.