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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Anonymous

2021-04-20T04:22:29+00:00

I received this update automatically when I ran update in windows 10 settings. It installed on two pc’s without any problems. I am running MS Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit, Build 21H2. This was tonight 04/19/2021.
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Anonymous

2021-04-20T03:29:47+00:00

Please give me link so I can download KB5001931 for windows 10 and install..

Thank you for all help.
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Anonymous

2021-04-20T02:50:12+00:00

I just installed windows update KB5001931 for windows 10 today and worked. After a week of failures Microsoft fixed the problem. I have build 21H2.
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Anonymous

2021-04-17T09:35:31+00:00

Hi, I'm Georg and I'm facing the same issue. Over and over the updae is failing. I tried all the hints and procedures spending hours and hours days and days. I give up. I will not try again.

What will happen in future? How will Microsoft proceed if this update is not installed?

if you actually tried all the solutions listed here and they didnt work (even the one i said works) then maybe you will need to clean install everything and get done with it (easier said than done i know) ,but i dont think Microsoft is gonna do anything about it tbh
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