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

Anonymous
2020-12-17T20:42:31+00:00

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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Anonymous
2021-03-04T15:01:25+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-06T06:15:09+00:00

    I've also been fighting the failed 20H2 update for months. None of the suggestions worked for me. However, I just came across the following new suggestion and it worked:

    Open a command prompt window as Administrator. Type the following command "bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device partition=C:" and hit enter. Restart your computer and re-try the update to 20H2.

    Did not work for me.

    Anybody have another suggestion?

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-05T15:20:13+00:00

    I've also been fighting the failed 20H2 update for months. None of the suggestions worked for me. However, I just came across the following new suggestion and it worked:

    Open a command prompt window as Administrator. Type the following command "bcdedit /set {bootmgr} device partition=C:" and hit enter. Restart your computer and re-try the update to 20H2.

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  3. Sumit 44,981 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-03T13:46:11+00:00

    I have given up as well. After trying to get an update to my 1909 version which I have had a few years, I finally watched a Microsoft video that explained these latest Windows updates are rolling out in phases, and if I don't see one in my security & updates area under settings, it is not time for my laptop to get one. I guess they are rolling it out cautiously so I will be more patient and wait. Apparently, there are issues.

    Let us check the Installation log to find why the update failed. Please share the logs as mentioned in this article. You should use a File sharing service like Onedrive or Media Fire to upload files and share the link in the next reply.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/troubleshoot-feature-update-install-failures/eaf4ff24-64d6-4c72-824c-3ba3df716fc3

    The Panther logs. Files named Setupact.log and Setuperr.log from the following path C:$Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther

    The Rollback logs: These usually are created if Windows Update rolls back. Files named Setupact.log and Setuperr.log from the following path C:$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback

    [Only if the error code is 0xC1900101-0x30018] The Device Install Log from C:/$Windows.~bt\Sources\Rollback\setupapi\setupapi.dev.log

    As the log size might be large consider zipping before uploading.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-06-02T21:14:11+00:00

    I have given up as well. After trying to get an update to my 1909 version which I have had a few years, I finally watched a Microsoft video that explained these latest Windows updates are rolling out in phases, and if I don't see one in my security & updates area under settings, it is not time for my laptop to get one. I guess they are rolling it out cautiously so I will be more patient and wait. Apparently, there are issues.

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