Hello, I've been struggling with getting Server 2016 updates to install for the past few months with various errors from both the Windows Update GUI and offline installers from Microsoft Catalog.
Windows Update error codes: 0x800706BB, 0x80070020, 0x800705b4, 0x800705aa
Clearing the updates cache did not help.
I've run SFC /scannow which comes clean but when I try to run DISM repairs, the commands time out with "insufficient system resources" despite CPU/RAM under 50% usage.
OS drive also has plenty of space.
The server does not have a "RegistrySizeLimit" registry key set.
In my investigation, I've discovered that the COMPONENTS registry hive file is over 2GB, which I've read is the max size it can be.
I've run RU on a copy of the hive file:
I've attempted to compress the bloated registry via Microsoft's instructions, but it did not seem to shrink the size:
Compress large registry hives - Windows Server
I've attached the CBS logs from last night but I'm unable to run ComponentsScanner due to an exception:
Am I on the correct train of thought with the registry being the issue, or is it something else?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
