[SOLVED] Unable to install windows update on Server 2016 core due to: Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\COMPONENTS'

[SuhailNabi007]

CBS logs:

2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS TI: --- Initializing Trusted Installer ---
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS TI: Last boot time: 2024-10-06 15:11:18.484
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Starting TrustedInstaller initialization.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsPublicSessionClassFactory, level: 30, total lock:5
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsPublicSessionClassFactory, level: 30, total lock:6
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: WinlogonNotifyLock, level: 8, total lock:7
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Ending TrustedInstaller initialization.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Starting the TrustedInstaller main loop.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS TrustedInstaller service starts successfully.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS No startup processing required, TrustedInstaller service was not set as autostart
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Startup processing thread terminated normally
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS TI: Startup Processing completes, release startup processing lock.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Starting TiWorker initialization.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: TiWorkerClassFactory, level: 30, total lock:2
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Ending TiWorker initialization.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Starting the TiWorker main loop.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS TiWorker starts successfully.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsWorker, level: 5, total lock:3
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Universal Time is: 2024-10-07 19:08:53.414
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Loaded Servicing Stack v10.0.14393.6451 with Core: C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.14393.6451_none_7f00c1b821f26339\cbscore.dll
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CSI 00000001@2024/10/7:19:08:53.431 WcpInitialize (wcp.dll version 0.0.0.6) called (stack @0x7ffc81ef6cd9 @0x7ffc82224fcf @0x7ffc82223a22 @0x7ff711662d9d @0x7ff7116635e0 @0x7ffca0c5b253)
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Could not load SrClient DLL from path: SrClient.dll. Continuing without system restore points.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsSessionManager, level: 11, total lock:14
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CSIInventoryCriticalSection, level: 64, total lock:15
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: FlightPackageCacheCriticalSection, level: 128, total lock:16
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsCapabilityManager, level: 11, total lock:17
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsWorkerQueue, level: 60, total lock:18
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Lock: New lock added: CCbsWorkerQueue:m_WindowsUpdateExpressDownloadLock, level: 10, total lock:19
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS NonStart: Set pending store consistency check.
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info CBS Session: 31135980_1505560837 initialized by client DISM Package Manager Provider, external staging directory: (null), external registry directory: (null
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info DPX Started DPX phase: Resume and Download Job
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info DPX Started DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info DPX Ended DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:53, Info DPX Started DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info DPX Ended DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info DPX CJob::Resume completed with status: 0x0
2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info DPX Ended DPX phase: Resume and Download Job
2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info CBS Opened cabinet package, package directory: \\?\C:\Temp\2016\, sandbox location: \\?\C:\Users\BYOGAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp\2\BE41E754-C4CE-4C47-99A2-E6968FDAEC4E\, cabinet location: \\?\C:\Temp\2016\ssu2.cab, manifest location: \\?\C:\Users\BYOGAN~1\AppData\Local\Temp\2\BE41E754-C4CE-4C47-99A2-E6968FDAEC4E\update.mum
2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info DPX Started DPX phase: Resume and Download Job

2024-10-07 15:08:56, Info DPX Started DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info DPX Ended DPX phase: Apply Deltas Provided In File
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info DPX CJob::Resume completed with status: 0x0
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info DPX Ended DPX phase: Resume and Download Job
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info DPX Extraction of file: update.ses failed because it is not present in the container (\\?\C:\Temp\2016\ssu2.cab).
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info DPX DpxException hr=0x80070002 code=0x020109
2024-10-07 15:08:59, Info CBS Not able to add file to extract: update.ses [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Update is a cumulative update
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-OneCore-Containers-Guest-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-OneCore-Containers-Guest-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-UtilityVM-Containers-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-UtilityVM-Containers-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSNEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSNEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSNEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-EnterpriseSNEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterCorEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterCorEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEvalCorEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEvalCorEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerDatacenterEvalEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Absent
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detect Parent, Package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerHyperCoreEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, Disposition = Detect, VersionComp: EQ, BuildComp: EQ, RevisionComp: EQ, Exist: present
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: detectParent (exact match): Parent: Microsoft-Windows-ServerHyperCoreEdition~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0, parent state: Installed
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Appl: Evaluating package applicability for package Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, applicable state: Installed
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS External EvaluateApplicability, package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, package applicable State: Installed, highest update applicable state: Installed, resulting applicable state:Installed
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Update is a cumulative update
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS External EvaluateApplicability, package: Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~14393.7336.1.12, package applicable State: Installed, highest update applicable state: Installed, resulting applicable state:Installed
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\COMPONENTS' into registry key 'HKLM\COMPONENTS'. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to load component store [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get CSI store. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get CSI store. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to open COMPONENTS key path: COMPONENTS [HRESULT = 0x80070057 - E_INVALIDARG]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get COMPONENTS registry key. [HRESULT = 0x80070057 - E_INVALIDARG]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to open COMPONENTS key. [HRESULT = 0x80070057 - E_INVALIDARG]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to check for pending required flag, assuming it is set. [HRESULT = 0x80070057 - E_INVALIDARG]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to load the COMPONENTS hive from 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\config\COMPONENTS' into registry key 'HKLM\COMPONENTS'. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to load component store [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get CSI store. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get CSI Store. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]

2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to get CSI store from attached session. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to initialize execution object. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Error CBS Failed to perform operation. [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Session: 31135980_1505560837 finalized. Reboot required: no [HRESULT = 0x800703f1 - ERROR_BADDB]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Failed to FinalizeEx using worker session [HRESULT = 0x800703f1]
2024-10-07 15:09:03, Info CBS Session: 31135980_1602500541 initialized by client DISM Package Manager Provider, external staging directory: (null), external registry directory: (null
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Trusted Installer is shutting down because: SHUTDOWN_REASON_AUTOSTOP
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS TiWorker signaled for shutdown, going to exit.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: ExecutionEngineFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Ending the TiWorker main loop.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Starting TiWorker finalization.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: ManifestCacheFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: ExecutionEngineFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: ComponentAnalyzerFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: PackageTrackerFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CoreResourcesUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: SessionManagerFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CapabilityManagerFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: PublicObjectMonitorFinalize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: Enter vCoreInitializeLock
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: WcpUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: DrupUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CfgMgr32Unload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: DpxUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CbsEsdUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CbsTraceInfoUninitialize
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: CbsEventUnregister
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: AppContainerUnload
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS CbsCoreFinalize: WdsUnload, logging from cbscore will end.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Ending TiWorker finalization.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Ending the TrustedInstaller main loop.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Starting TrustedInstaller finalization.
2024-10-07 15:11:03, Info CBS Ending TrustedInstaller finalization.

 

[SuhailNabi007]

Components hive zip.

 

[Maxstar]

Hi and welcome to Sysnative,

Please run Step 3 from the Windows Update Forum Posting Instructions this will repair your COMPONENTS hive.
Reboot the system and run ComponentsScanner again and post the result.