Skip updating until fresh install or if you have vulnerabilities concerns, try installing security-only updates
Thanks. I've done that with the same error. Anything else I can try over and above what I have stated in my first post? If not I have obviously to wait till a fresh install.
You could zip/upload C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log but if all updates are failing, nothing specific would come from it
I have tried once more with the latest(KB4019215) security update. Another annoying detail i forgot. See image. It repeats every ~10 seconds for one or two seconds. Also this I have tried to solve. It may be related, just not sure
It seems the error is related to this directory Code: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis CBS can't access it did you changed its permissions or denied everyone due telemetry concerns? if you want to restore original permissions, save this as AclFile.txt Code: Diagnosis D:PAI(A;;FA;;;BA)(A;;FA;;;SY)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;SY)(A;;FA;;;BA)(A;OICIIO;GA;;;CO)S:AI then start admin cmd and execute: Code: takeown /f "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis" /A icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis" /grant:r *S-1-5-32-544:F icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft" /restore AclFile.txt put the complete path for where you saved AclFile.txt
thanks abbody1406 Yes I had locked the "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis" though forgotten it. Except the restore command everything worked. I even placed the "AclFile.txt" in your above mentioned directory. I could not overcome the error "C:\Windows\system32>icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft" /restore AclFile.txt No such file or directory Successfully processed 0 files; Failed processing 0 files"
did you specify the complete path for it? and what error you get? e.g. Code: icacls "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft" /restore W:\Data\Downloads\AclFile.txt
Thanks@abbodi1406 I did try at the time and could not overcome various errors which could've been my errors in the commands. I unlocked the folder Diagnosis and the security updates work now. In any case I will have to do a fresh install soon as I get bsod's weekly.