Thank You David,

This is rather peculiar, after I posted my message I received a notification through Microsoft Edge that my system has been upgraded and walked me through some changes. The update must have been running in the background? Not much of an upgrade evidently.

However, there are no changes in the update history to show either the failure or the new install. But when you go to System/ About, I'm seeming a windows version 26H2 with an install date of 9/9/26 and Os build 26300.9550. Which ever since I had to run the "fix problems with windows Update" in System/ Recovery (because of an issue installing updates), every month or so my laptop will automatically reinstall ver 25H2 (repair version) which is what happened on 9/9/26. Weird!!!

David, I posted my response in the wrong place, pls see my response as an answer.

Thanks for the details.

Actually, it's not weird. I'll explain it to you.

First. Version 26H2 is delivered via an Enablement Package. The core files were already downloaded during previous monthly quality updates, so this update "switched on" the new features without needing a full operating system reinstall. This is why it happened quickly in the background and retained your baseline installation date.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/servicing/os/windows-11/2026/09/kb5121794-feature-update-to-windows-11-version-26h2

Regarding it not showing up in the Windows Update History, that has happened to me in a scenario very similar to yours. When an initial failure is followed by a success, the system often clears the cache from previous attempts and ends up omitting the successful update from the history for some reason. However, this seems to be a normal behavior on this update. If "winver" shows the latest version, everything is fine.

About the repair version that occurs every month, I think that, now that you have successfully transitioned to version 26H2, your core system files have been refreshed, which should stop these monthly repair reinstalls going forward. The best approach is to use the PC normally and see if it has actually stopped.

For peace of mind and to confirm that your system files are ok, I suggest performing this procedure.

1. Open Start and type cmd, right-click on "Command Prompt", and select "Run as administrator".
2. Run the following commands at the Command Prompt one at a time:

dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
sfc /scannow

Note: Pay close attention to the results of the commands. This will help you determine whether the procedure was completed successfully or if there was a problem. If you get any errors, let me know the error message that was displayed.

3. Restart (not shutdown) the PC.

Please let me know how it goes.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Thank You for the great explanation. I was thinking the same thing after the first 25H2 reinstall happened and have been waiting for the release of 26H2 so maybe this would correct the issue of the re-installs.

I did run those 2 command you suggested. The first finished with "The Operation Completed Successfully" (no Errors). The second finished with "Did not find any Integrity Violations" (also no errors). I restarted OS as you suggested. I guess now I just wait and see how my updates react to the new 26H2 version.

Oh, there was one more thing, If you go to windows update/ Update History /Uninstall updates, there is an update for the Feature Enablement for Windows (ge) 26H2 - KB5121794 - 2026.07 D listed as well as the original Feature update for 25H2.

Thanks for the update:

That is good news. The DISM and SFC results confirm that your system files and component store are healthy and intact.

Regarding what you found in Uninstall updates: That is the proof. As your screenshot shows, "Feature Enablement for Windows (Ge) 26H2..." was installed successfully.

With your system files verified clean and version 26H2 active, your laptop is up to date and ready. I don't see anything else you need to do.

I hope the 26H2 installation puts a permanent end to this repair install routine. However, if the problem persists, feel free to report it.

Best regards