Look up Windows Update failures by error code, Windows version and KB number. Identify the stage that fails and distinguish a known issue from general troubleshooting.
General troubleshooting guides are distinct from reports of a known issue affecting a specific version. Check the conditions in each article.
▤Windows 10/11 Display AdapterTroubleshooting guide
The screen flickers or displays incorrectly after Windows Update or a GPU-driver update
Windows 10 / Windows 11, when the previous driver remains in Driver Store
▤AMD Software: Adrenalin EditionTroubleshooting guide
The operation fails with 202.
Windows 10 / 11202
▤AMD Software: Adrenalin EditionTroubleshooting guide
The operation fails with 205.
Windows 10 / 11205
▦Windows optional features / DISMTroubleshooting guide
Adding a Windows optional feature fails because source files are missing.
Windows 11 (confirm the edition and hardware requirements for the feature)0x800f081f
▦WindowsResolved
Settings > System > Recovery > Reset this PC fails
Windows 11 23H2/22H2 (Targeted by KB5066189 in this record. The same symptoms were also reported in other Windows 10 and LTSC editions, but the corrective update to be applied differs depending on the OS)KB5063875
▦WindowsResolved
Upgrading using Windows Setup > Upgrade displays error 0x8007007F and the process fails
Upgrade from Windows 10 1809/21H2/22H2 to Windows 11 22H2/23H2, and some upgrade paths from Windows Server 2016/2019 to Server 2019/20220x8007007F
▦Windows 11Resolved
Device becomes unresponsive
Windows 11 24H2 (device with sprotect.sys 1.0.2.372 or 1.0.3.48903 installed)sprotect.sys
▦Windows 11Resolved
Blue screen error occurs on Windows 11 24H2
Windows 11 24H2, device equipped with Intel 11th generation Core processor and IntcAudioBus.sys 10.29.0.5152 or 10.30.0.5152IntcAudioBus.sys
▦WindowsTroubleshooting guide
Updates fail to download or install
Windows 11 / Windows 100x800705b4
▦WindowsTroubleshooting guide
Windows functions do not work
Windows 11 / Windows 10DISM
▦WindowsTroubleshooting guide
System drive capacity bar is red
Windows 11 / Windows 100x80070070
▦Windows 11 / .NET Framework 3.5Troubleshooting guide
.NET Framework 3.5 cannot be enabled in Windows Features
Windows 11 25H2 and earlier. Windows 11 26H1 (build 28000) and later use a standalone installation method and are outside this scope0x800F081F