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

Thank you - Community

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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
    2021-01-16T17:58:40+00:00

    After trying all of the steps to several MS Support articles to fix the error code it still hasn’t installed - the articles suggest stopping several services and deleting the update files, it continues to have failed to install 25+ times.  Even the OS update in place attempt has not remedied the issue.  It tries every couple days...🤷��‍♂️  I’m out of ideas...

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-01-16T16:57:04+00:00

    I've just been hit by the same problem. It's not the first time that this has happened with Windows updates, although the first time with Windows 10.

    I think I'll wait till the next update and hope that it's fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-01-06T03:15:57+00:00

    I am having the same problem.  Seems systemic.  What are the options of waiting for a new update/fix from MS.  Seems like they have a bad update and they should fix it before all the customers either trash their computers or spend all their time Restoring their computers.....

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-01-05T17:55:02+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

    Thank you - Community

    I have the same problem with Windows 10 Home ver 1909. I also had this problem trying to install ver 2004 and could not find a solution so I gave up but considering that ver 1909 goes end of life in May I would sure like to find a solution.

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