Server 2016 and 2019 have failed to update for a while.

[IanTunes]

Hello,

I've been struggling with this for several months now.

I have several servers that have failed to update in the last few months.

Most times I've seen this, I was able to reset Windows update by stopping services and deleting the catroot2 and SoftwareDistribution folders, and updates would install. That is not working now.

This server is 2019. I'm attaching the ComponentScanner results and the CBS loggs.

I'll create separate posts for the other servers having issues.

 

[Windows Update Bot]

Hi @IanTunes,

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[IanTunes]

Is there any further information needed for diagnosis?

 

[Maxstar]

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Upload your COMPONENTS hive.

• Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Config and locate the COMPONENTS file.
• Please copy this file to your desktop.
• Note: If you receive an error that this file is in-use, simply reboot your computer and try again.
• Right-click on this file on your desktop and select Send To > Compressed (zipped) folder. This will create a file named COMPONENTS.ZIP on your desktop.
• If the file is too large to upload here, upload the file to www.wetransfer.com and post the link in your next reply.

Export SBS (SideBySide) hive

• Click on the Start button and type regedit
• When you see regedit on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator.
• When regedit opens, using the left pane, navigate to the following registry key and select it by clicking on it once.
  

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SideBySide

• Once selected, click File > Export....
• Change the Save as type: to Registry Hive Files (*.*).
  
  
  
  
  
• Name this file SideBySide (with no file extension) and save it to your Desktop.
• Right-click on the saved file and choose Send > Compressed (zipped) Folder.
• Attach the .ZIP file to your next post.
• If the file is too large to upload here, upload the file to www.wetransfer.com and post the link in your next reply.