All you have to do is install the new cumulative update

Aug 13, 2015 06:21 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft rolled out the first cumulative update for Windows 10 last week, but for some users, this release fails to install, pushing the PC into an infinite reboot loop that doesn't seem to stop until you give up on trying to install the update.

As we’ve already told you, you can manually fix the error 0x80070003 encountered when trying to install KB3081424, but according to a Microsoft statement, the company has already fixed this in the latest cumulative update it has released for Windows 10 users.

So basically, all you have to do is install the pending updates for your Windows 10 PC, and then you should be good to go. It's worth knowing that KB3081440, which is actually the second cumulative update for Windows 10 released a couple of days ago, includes all the previously launched fixes, so if you install this one, your computer should be fully up to date.

“We have released a fix for this issue through Windows Update in KB3081440. This update repairs a problem involving user profiles that may have prevented KB3801424 from installing on some systems,” a Microsoft forum moderator has explained today.

“This fix will install automatically when updates are scheduled to run. If you were experiencing this issue, please check to make sure you’ve installed recent updates. If you’re still experiencing problems installing Cumulative Update KB3081424 after installing this fix, please post this information to the forums.”

KB3081440 installation issues

What's worse is that some users are also experiencing issues when trying to install the second cumulative update for Windows 10, so for the moment, if you are one of these unlucky Windows 10 adopters, there's still no way to get your computer up to date.

Microsoft is yet to acknowledge these issues, so it's not yet clear if it's a widespread problem or not, but reports on this one keep coming, so it remains to be seen if a separate fix is needed again.