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The wusa tag covers the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA.exe), a built-in utility for installing .msu update packages on Windows. Discussions include a confirmed regression in May 2025 updates causing ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME when installing from network shares, with Microsoft using Known Issue Rollback (KIR) and Group Policy workarounds. Enterprise patching issues are highlighted, including WUSA errors tied to cumulative updates like KB5063878 on Windows 11 24H2, which also caused WSUS 0x80240069 errors and SSD disappearance under heavy writes. Additional topics cover WUSA returning ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED and its original description for Windows Vista and Server 2008. The tag focuses on troubleshooting WUSA failures, enterprise deployment challenges, and Microsoft's mitigation strategies.
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    Fix WUSA ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME in May 2025 Windows Updates

    Microsoft confirmed that a change introduced in updates released on May 28, 2025 (starting with KB5058499) can cause the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) to fail with ERROR_BAD_PATHNAME when installing .msu packages from a network share containing multiple .msu files — and that...
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    Windows 11 24H2 September 2025 KB5065426: Security Update & Secure Boot Readiness

    Microsoft has released the September 2025 cumulative security update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5065426 (OS Build 26100.6584) — a combined Latest Cumulative Update (LCU) and Servicing Stack Update (SSU) that delivers security hardening, targeted bug fixes, AI component updates for Copilot+...
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    Windows 11 Aug 2025 KB5063878: SSDs Vanish Under Heavy Writes

    A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...
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    Microsoft Fixes Windows Upgrade Path Bug After August Patch Tuesday

    Microsoft has quietly closed a Windows upgrade pothole that was preventing some Windows 10 and Windows Server systems from completing certain in-place upgrades, resolving a Windows Setup error that surfaced after this month’s Patch Tuesday rollout. (neowin.net, support.microsoft.com) Background...
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    • august 2025 enterprise it error 0x8007007f golden image in-place upgrade microsoft support patch release health rollback servicing stack update setupdiag ssu-lcu troubleshooting upgrade failure upgrade path windows 10 windows 11 windows server windows upgrade wusa
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    WUSA Regression and WSUS Issues: Enterprise Patching with KIR Mitigations

    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...
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    • 24h2 admx enterprise it error 0x80240069 error_bad_pathname governance group policy intune kir lcu network sharing offline deployment patch management patch rollout remediation sccm ssu update history wsus wusa
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    KB5063878 on Windows 11 24H2: WSUS 0x80240069, WUSA Errors, CertEnroll Noise

    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...
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    • 0x80240069 24h2 certenroll enterprise it error_bad_pathname event id kb5063878 kir known issue rollback lcu patch pluton sccm servicing stack ssu update issues windows 11 wsus wusa
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    Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) returns 0x5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED when deploying .msu files

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    • access denied deployment error codes msu files standalone installer troubleshooting windows update wusa
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    Description of the Windows Update Stand-alone Installer (Wusa.exe) and of.msu files in Windows Vista

    Describes the Wusa.exe tool that you can use to install update packages in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008. Update packages have an.msu file name extension. More...
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