14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft’s new cumulative updates that arrived as part of the May 2017 Patch Tuesday rollout are aimed at all Windows versions currently out there, including the original RTM build that’s getting the latest improvements this month.
As we’ve reported to you earlier today, there were only isolated reports of issues with the new cumulative updates, but as we scanned Microsoft’s forums for complaints, it looks like the number is growing (though it’s not happening at a worrying pace).
First and foremost, there are some reports pointing to the typical installation problems that users have experienced in the past with Windows 10 cumulative updates.
KB4016871 fails to install for some users, with a post on the Community forums indicating that no workaround did the magic to get the update running. Using the Windows Update troubleshooter claims to have fixed the bug, though the update is still not installed.
Another post reveals a system that’s hitting error 0x8007010b when installing the same cumulative update, with the Update troubleshooter again promising to have fixed the issue.
“No matter how many times I run the windows update and retry it fails to install. Ran the windows update troubleshooter that applied a fix and said the issues where resolved but had no effect. Also downloaded and ran the Windows update standalone update for (KB4016871) from the Windows Update Catalog website but get the message: Some updates were not installed,” one user explained.
Anniversary Update bug
Then, there’s cumulative update KB4019472 for Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607). In this case, many people are hitting the same bug that appears to freeze the download at a certain percentage level.
“I am trying to download this and it was preparing to download and stopped at 70%. I tried shutting down and re downloading it. It just says to prepare to download. Now its not even downloading and I tried to restart this,” one user said.
In all cases, we’d recommend downloading and installing the cumulative updates manually from the Update Catalog, while for the last bug, waiting for a longer period of time could be the solution.
Without a doubt, Microsoft has improved the update experience with cumulative updates, but it’s far from flawless, especially for systems running the Anniversary Update.