Windows Server 2022 Update KB5048654 failing with error 0x80073701

[HamadaTube]

I have a computer running Windows Server 2022 21H2, I was trying to update it via windows update but it is repeatedly failing with error 0x80073701. Then I tried to install the update KB5048654 manually and still the same error.

I have tried the following:

1. sfc /scannow and there are no errors.
2. Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and there are no errors.

but when I try the update file, I can see in CBS.log the error [ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING] for Microsoft-Windows-msmq-powershell-Opt-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.20348.1.ead1ea679c2b1f0059f5ecfcb3af073b

Please support to fix the problem. Logs are attached.

 

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[HamadaTube]

I have found the following errors in CBS.log

During SFC /scannow
2025-04-13 12:45:39, Info CBS Failed to clear CorruptionDetectedDuringAcr store corrupt flag (slow mode trigger). [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]

During installing update file
2025-04-13 12:57:06, Info CBS Failed to extract file TOC.xml from cabinet \\?\C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ae20f0242519a4a9ba4ff194d2d09e55\inst\SSU-20348.2750-x64.cab [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]

2025-04-13 12:57:06, Info CBS Not able to add file to extract: update.ses [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]

2025-04-13 12:57:07, Info CBS Failed to extract file TOC.xml from cabinet \\?\C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\ae20f0242519a4a9ba4ff194d2d09e55\inst\Windows10.0-KB5048654-x64.cab [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]

2025-04-13 12:57:08, Info CBS Not able to add file to extract: update.ses [HRESULT = 0x80070002 - ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND]

2025-04-13 12:59:11, Error CSI 0000062e (F) HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING) #2135025# from Windows::ServicingAPI::CCSITransaction::ICSITransaction_PinDeployment(Flags = 0, a = Microsoft-Windows-msmq-powershell-Opt-Deployment, version 10.0.20348.1, arch amd64, nonSxS, pkt {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, cb = (null), s = (null), rid = 'Microsoft-Windows-msmq-powershell-Opt-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.20348.1.ead1ea679c2b1f0059f5ecfcb3af073b', rah = (null), manpath = (null), catpath = (null), ed = 0, disp = 0)[gle=0x80073701]

 

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