I found a fix for Failure to Configure Windows Update

LuckyJosh

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This was happening to me , "failure configuring windows update, reverting changes, do not turn off your computer."

I had a lengthy case with MS Support via phone and Logmein , there must have been 20 phone calls over 2 months.

I had Windows 8 Media Center Edition. The in-place upgrade would not work with this version, so MS Support had to do a registry edit to change it back to Windows 8 Pro. Details below. I was able to perform the in-place upgrade with the installer and my updates were successful after that (all 34) I then added back Windows 8 Media Center as per instructions from my original email.

1) Run regedit.exe
2) Modify the following entries in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion
3) Modify the following to:
a) "EditionID"="Professional"

b) "ProductName"="Windows 8 Pro"

c) "ProductId"="00178-11194-09674-AB777"
4) perform in-place upgrade using the Windows 8 PRO installer
5) activate the W8 PRO then upgrade again to WMC
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Media Center
hmm... so if the Edition ID is ProfessionalWMC updates will fail?
I have WU problems with stuck on 13%, and it keeps restarting until the 6th it shows Failure Configuring Windows Updates.
I solved mine by running a clean boot, then retry the updates.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y520
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
    Keyboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Other Info
    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
You need to change back to Windows 8 Pro if you you have WMC edition on your computer with the above registry changes before you do an upgrade install to fix the Windows Update errors. The updates will then work.

I did the clean boot with msconfig and this didn't work. Used the MS Fixit Tool also didn't work.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Media Center
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