Server 2022 - recurring Cumulative Update failure with 0x8024200B

[jamezxxx]

Hello,

Several servers with Windows Server 2022 Standard 21H2, Build 20348.1547 have stuck on the last update with the error:
Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x8024200B: 2024-10 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server operating system version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5044281).
It stuck on 3% of the installation. I downloaded that CU and tried a manual update but the installation wizard also stuck on 3%.
I can see also in the CBS logs an error HRESULT = 0x80073701 - ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING
I tried everything I could find in this community, including SFC scan, Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth, and ComponentScanner output, which returned nothing.
I even tried to apply an SFCfix file provided by you to a guy with a similar problem ([SOLVED] - Server 2022 - recurring Cumulative Update failure with 0x8024200B) being aware that this can break my OS (I made a vmware snapshot before that) but that also didn't help.
So, I hope you can help me with this.
Here are my log files attached.

 

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