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Windows Server 2012 R2 .NET Windows Updates fail with error 0x80092004

Microsoft .NET Framework

You may notice on Windows Server 2012 R2, when applying Windows Updates that one or more .NET updates may fail with error code 0x80092004. This issue may affect all, or only some of your Windows Server 2012 R2 servers.

When troubleshooting this, you may notice numerous specific errors such as “Couldn’t find the hash of component: NetFx4-PenIMC”, or errors with a CAB file. These errors will probably come from update KB4054566 and KB4340558.

The Fix

To resolve this, we are going to download the updates MSU files from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and fully uninstall, then re-install the problematic updates.

Please Note: Always make sure you have a full backup before making modifications to your servers.

Please follow the instructions below:

  1. Create a folder called “updatefix” on the root of your C drive on the server
  2. Navigate to the Windows Update catalog at: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/
  3. Search for KB4054566 and download the file for “Windows Server 2012 R2”, save it to the folder you created above called “updatefix” on the root of your C Drive. There should be one file in the download.
  4. Search for KB4340558 and download the files for “Windows Server 2012 R2”, save it to the folder you created above called “updatefix” on the root of your C Drive. There should be a total of 3 files in this download.
  5. Create a folder in the “updatefix” folder called “expanded”.
  6. Open an elevated command prompt, and run the following commands to extract the updates CAB files: 
    expand -f:* "C:\updatefix\windows8.1-kb4338415-x64_cc34d1c48e0cc2a92f3c340ad9a0c927eb3ec2d1.msu" C:\updatefix\expanded\
expand -f:* "C:\updatefix\windows8.1-kb4338419-x64_4d257a38e38b6b8e3d9e4763dba2ae7506b2754d.msu" C:\updatefix\expanded\
expand -f:* "C:\updatefix\windows8.1-kb4338424-x64_e3d28f90c6b9dd7e80217b6fb0869e7b6dfe6738.msu" C:\updatefix\expanded\
expand -f:* "C:\updatefix\windows8.1-kb4054566-x64_e780e6efac612bd0fcaf9cccfe15d6d05c9cc419.msu" C:\updatefix\expanded\
  7. Now let’s uninstall the problematic updates. Some of these commands may fail depending on which updates you have successfully installed. Run the following commands individually to remove the updates: 
    dism /online /remove-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338424-x64.cab
dism /online /remove-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338419-x64.cab
dism /online /remove-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338415-x64.cab
dism /online /remove-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4054566-x64.cab
  8. Reboot your server.
  9. Now let’s cleanly install the updates. All of these commands should be successful when running. Run the following commands individually to install the updates: 
    dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4054566-x64.cab
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338415-x64.cab
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338419-x64.cab
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4338424-x64.cab
  10. Reboot your server.
  11. You have now fixed the issue and all updates should now be cleanly installing via Windows Updates!

Leave a comment and let me know if this worked for you!

Stephen Wagner

Stephen Wagner is President of Digitally Accurate Inc., an IT Consulting, IT Services and IT Solutions company. Stephen Wagner is also a VMware vExpert, NVIDIA NGCA Advisor, and HPE Influencer, and also specializes in a number of technologies including Virtualization and VDI.

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    • Sam I am,

      I can't tell you how much time I wasted on this issue (days and days).

      If I saved you some time and helped with the fix, I'm super happy!

      Cheers!

  • Stephen,

    I can't thank you enough. Finally the proper solution after 2 months of browsing and trying... :)

  • Thank you * Thank you * Thank you! :)
    You fixed somethng that Microsoft was not able to!
    BTW: I "only" had the problem with KB4054566 and therefore tried your steps with only with this affected one - But no - it did not work.
    Afterwards I have tried it also with the (non-problematic!?) others -and all asked reboots- as you have described and it worked!
    TA!
    Dietmar

  • Thank you so much, i stumbled on to the commands some time ago but i didn't realize there was an order to get them installed that never occurred. Cheers Stephen and thanks for your help

  • Thanks...great job...crazy things happen when dealing with this types of things.

    Really appreciate the research.

  • Thx for this great solution. Searched the net for this and fortunately i came on your solution.
    Regards from Holland.

  • Hallo Mr. Wagner

    Excuse my english -

    Finally it worked! I followed your instruction above, but the system did not accept the order: dism /online /add-package /packagepath:C:\updatefix\expanded\Windows8.1-KB4054566-x64.cab

    Then, very disappointet, I restartet my pc and then finally my system acceptet the update KB4054566. This incredible update disturbed me since July!

    Thank very very much for your help, I send you greetings from Switzerland

    Christine

  • +1 to add many thanks. I too have searched for this for a while, yours is the only solution that worked.

    go raibh maith agat

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