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error_bad_pathname
About this tag
The error_bad_pathname tag on WindowsForum.com covers issues where Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) or WSUS fails due to invalid or inaccessible file paths, particularly when installing .msu packages from network shares. Discussions include Microsoft's targeted rollbacks and policy fixes for a WUSA regression that broke enterprise patching pipelines, as well as KB5063878 on Windows 11 24H2 causing error 0x80240069 and WUSA errors. Recurring themes involve enterprise IT troubleshooting, path-related installation failures, and Microsoft's known issue rollbacks. The tag is relevant for IT administrators managing WSUS, SCCM, or scripted deployments.
Microsoft has pushed a targeted rollback and policy fixes to repair a Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) regression that could break .msu installations when run from network shares and disrupt enterprise update pipelines that rely on WSUS, SCCM, or scripted WUSA deployment. d delivery...
Microsoft has confirmed three distinct issues tied to the August 12, 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11 version 24H2 (KB5063878), affecting enterprise update channels and producing noisy, though largely nonfunctional, error logs on some devices; Microsoft has issued rollbacks...