[SOLVED] Server 2016 updates failing with Error 0x8000ffff

[Maxstar]

2024-08-02 03:14:40, Info                  CSI    00000b11 Pending transaction content must be resolved, cannot begin another transaction yet
2024-08-02 03:14:40, Error                 CSI    00000b12 (F) E_UNEXPECTED #39590# from Windows::COM::CComponentStore::InternalTransact(...)[gle=0x8000ffff]

Unfortunately still the same problem, so please do the following.

Follow these instructions to boot the server into the Recovery Environment

• Info: Use WinRE to troubleshoot startup issues - Windows Server
• Boot the server from the correct Windows Server ISO, you can also use an evaluation version of the ISO - which you can download from the Evaluation Center.
• When the setup screen appears click Next and Repair your computer, in the next screen select Troubleshoot and subsequently the Command Prompt.
• Run the following command to find the drive letter of the Windows partition:
  

  BCDedit

• Now run the following command: (replace D: with the correct driveletter of your systemdrive which is showed by the previous command).
  

  DISM /Image:D:\ /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions /scratchdir:D:\windows\temp

• Normally you will see the following message:
  

  Reverting pending actions from the image...
  The operation completed. Any revert of pending actions will be attempted after reboot.
  The operation completed successfully.

• Please post the result, especially when you get another (error) message.

 

[thadeus_d3]

Unfortunately, this requires reverse imaging the server and it's probably just easier to build from scratch at this point. I appreciate your help and this can be closed.

 

[Maxstar]

You're welcome and thanks for letting us know you will rebuild this server, so I will mark this thread as solved then...