Windows 10 Feature Update 20H2 consistently fails with 0x80242016 error

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Feature Update to Windows 10, version 20H2 has failed to installed 43 times. The message in the "View Update History" indicates "Last failed install attempted on MM/DD/YYY - 0x80242016".

I've tried numerous posted articles to correct the 0x80242016 error to no avail. Will I've tried various suggestions to delete the the update and download it, windows update trouble shooter, or stopping/starting various services before attempting to reinstall the update. I have not be able to use the DISM command, with the local source files because I cannot locate the Windows source files on my PC. Open to ideas and suggestions.

What risk to my machine would there be to perform a Windows 10 Update In Place from 1909 to 20H2 (assuming I can download an install the most current version/build)?
Would the update in place reuse my current license/activation.
Windows10 Update in place KB Article

Windows Specification:

Windows 10 Pro 1909 OS Build 18363.1256 Installed 4/22/2020

Desktop Machine:

Dell T3610, Xeon CPU E5-1620 0 @ 3.60GHz, 32 GB RAM

1.09 TB free on a 2TB Drive

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I have the same problem induced by transfering the windows10 from HDD to SDD disk, during the transfer the WinRE partition was lost!

To repair Bootloader, you should prepare a Windows 10 installation disc.

Step 1. Boot from Windows 10 installation disc and press any key to continue.

Step 2. Then navigate to Repair your computer->Troubleshoot->Advanced options->Command Prompt.

Step 3. Type diskpart in the command prompt.

Step 4. Type the following command and press Enter after each command.

List disk
Sel disk 0 (where 0 stands for the boot drive)
List vol (note which volume is the EFI partition, mine is 4)
Sel vol 4
assign letter=N:
Exit
Step 5. Type N: (the drive letter you just assigned and hit Enter.)

Step 6. After you have assigned a drive letter Using Diskpart, you can format the EFI partition using the following command.

format N: /FS:FAT32(type the label of the volume, my is SYSTEM)

Step 7. Now, type bcdboot C:\windows /s N: /f UEFI and hit Enter. This command will repair your Bootloader.(My windows are located in D:\windows)

Then try the bootrec /fixboot command again, fixboot access denied in Windows 10 could be solved.

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2021-06-25T16:39:37+00:00

Many thanks for this. I have an old HP AMD laptop with long expired support and I have been trying to get updated from Windows 10 Home Version1909 since it was released. It never occurred to me that it might be a BIOS issue but thanks to you, I looked up HP Support page and found their excellent video on how to upgrade BIOS in Windows

I upgraded BIOS and I now have Windows Version 21H1 installed

Thanks again
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Anonymous

2021-06-25T06:00:08+00:00

For those with AMD builds, it might be worth updating your motherboard BIOS to the latest version.

I was having this same issue, and none of the fixes in this thread worked... until I updated my BIOS. Afterward, the "Upgrade in Place" procedure outlined here worked like a charm -- and several subsequent Updates installed without an issue using the normal "Install & Reboot" process.

So, if you're running an AMD with an older BIOS (mine was from 2016; the new version is from 2019), it might be worth a shot.

Do not have AMD motherboard.

Any other suggestions ?
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2021-06-24T17:54:15+00:00

For those with AMD builds, it might be worth updating your motherboard BIOS to the latest version.

I was having this same issue, and none of the fixes in this thread worked... until I updated my BIOS. Afterward, the "Upgrade in Place" procedure outlined here worked like a charm -- and several subsequent Updates installed without an issue using the normal "Install & Reboot" process.

So, if you're running an AMD with an older BIOS (mine was from 2016; the new version is from 2019), it might be worth a shot.
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