Patch Tuesday too many retry's.

[learninmypc]

On my HP Laptop. 2025 -10 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64 based systems (KB5066835) (26100-6899) will NOT install, have tried 5 plus times, shut down over night, retried this morning, still says retry, help please

 

[learninmypc]

It downloads & installs but then it still says retry

 

[learninmypc]

24 hours later & still not installingI'm hoping a system reset will fix it, not happy

 

[learninmypc]

Resetting to factory did not correct the problem, however, there was a message about it not completing, we'll let you know when its ready

 

[learninmypc]

Well, strange. The trouble update evidently installed, now am having same problem with Windows 11, verion 25H2 (2)

 

[learninmypc]

Well, strange. The trouble update evidently installed, now am having same problem with Windows 11, verion 25H2 (2)

Related or not, I googled the error code & got this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/a...o-fix-install-error-0x800f081f-for-the-2025-0 AT that link, I tried
Press Win + X or right-click the Start button and select Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin).

Enter and run the SFC command:

sfc /scannow
Which does not work. Any suggestions???

 

[learninmypc]

Am doing this now "To run the sfc /scannow command on Windows 11 Home, right-click the Start button or search for "cmd," right-click "Command Prompt," and select "Run as administrator". In the administrative Command Prompt window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter to begin the scan, which will check and repair corrupted system files.

 

[learninmypc]

Am doing this now "To run the sfc /scannow command on Windows 11 Home, right-click the Start button or search for "cmd," right-click "Command Prompt," and select "Run as administrator". In the administrative Command Prompt window, type sfc /scannow and press Enter to begin the scan, which will check and repair corrupted system files.

Results

 

[learninmypc]

Am about to give up https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/whats-new-windows-11-version-25h2

 

[learninmypc]

Any suggestions??

 

[learninmypc]

Still says retry after Windows 11, verion 25H2 (2) updating . Any suggestions welcome. I run the MS updates 2 to 3 times a week.

 

[learninmypc]

I intentionally waited for today in hopes Windows 11, verion 25H2 would install but still no. Anybody know why it won't??

 

[learninmypc]

I'm biting a bullet, trying this
A repair installation via Settings should resolve the issue.

Launch Settings > System > Recovery. Under "Fix problems using Windows Update", select "Reinstall now."

This does a repair installation, keeping your files, apps, and settings.

Windows 11, version 25H2 not installed - Microsoft Q&A

Windows 11, version 25H2 not installed A Windows 11 update was released today, but it didn't install for me. It says "Failed to install: 10/17/2025 – 0x80070306" installed Malwarebytes and PC Manager two weeks ago Windows failed to install the…

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[learninmypc]

I'm biting a bullet, trying this
A repair installation via Settings should resolve the issue.

Launch Settings > System > Recovery. Under "Fix problems using Windows Update", select "Reinstall now."

This does a repair installation, keeping your files, apps, and settings.

Windows 11, version 25H2 not installed - Microsoft Q&A

Windows 11, version 25H2 not installed A Windows 11 update was released today, but it didn't install for me. It says "Failed to install: 10/17/2025 – 0x80070306" installed Malwarebytes and PC Manager two weeks ago Windows failed to install the…

learn.microsoft.com

Successful, finally