Enterprise administrators are reporting that Windows Update error 0x80240069 appears when deploying the August cumulative update KB5063878 through WSUS or SCCM, while the same package installs cleanly via Windows Update and manual downloads. The pattern points to a delivery path problem in...
Windows’ update machinery is useful — and infuriating — in equal measure, and for many users the practical question isn’t whether updates are important but how to stop them from interrupting work, breaking drivers, or forcing unwanted restarts. The VOI.ID how‑to is a typical quick primer on the...
Microsoft has confirmed that the August 12, 2025 cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946), can fail to install on enterprise endpoints when delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM/MECM), producing the error code...
Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5063878) is failing to install on a subset of systems—most notably enterprise devices serviced through WSUS and ConfigMgr—and administrators are being given a short list of containment options that trade speed for scope and safety. view
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Laptop and desktop users who run Windows 10 or Windows 11 increasingly look for ways to stop intrusive or untimely updates — either temporarily or permanently — and there are several built-in and advanced methods to regain control. The practical how‑to described here summarizes the common...
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Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 August 2025 cumulative update (KB5063878) is causing installation failures in certain enterprise scenarios and has pushed an emergency mitigation while engineers work on a permanent fix. The issue surfaces as error code 0x80240069 when updates are...
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Windows Update's default behavior — downloading and installing patches without consulting you — has pushed many users to hunt for a reliable way to stop updates that interrupt work, gaming, or presentations. One MakeUseOf writer says they finally found the only technique that actually stuck: a...
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I have Windows 10 Home because they didn't feel like my Ultimate Vista license which got me to 8 was good enough one more time lol.
Anywho, I run a dual boot system and have some server and camera stuff that run on this machine so windows auto update regularly explodes my system and causes a...
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