Microsoft recently released the March 2024 Cumulative Update KB5035853 for Windows 11 23H3 and 22H2 versions. This update comes with 21 fixes and changes to help users from getting rid of previous update issues. But few users are complaining that they are unable to install the latest update on their system.
When we noticed this complaint, we looked into the issue and found a few solutions. Listed in the section below are all the solutions that will help you install Update KB5035853 on your Windows 11 smoothly. So let’s see.
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Fix 1: Restart the System
The primary solution you should try to resolve Update KB5035853 not installing on Windows 11 is restarting the system. This process will eliminate most technical glitches that exist in your system and pave the way for smooth update procedure.
Fix 2: Run Update Troubleshooter
The next solution you can try is running the Windows built-in troubleshooter tool. To do so
- Open Start menu and go to the System option from the screen.
- And choose the Troubleshooter menu and click on the Other troubleshooter option.
- Now choose the Windows Update option and click on the Run button beside the same and complete the process.
Fix 3: Run SFC Scan
System files are crucial to update your Windows system, if any files get corrupted then also you will encounter issues in between the Windows update process. Here you can check and repair Windows system files and resume the update process. To do so,
- Type “cmd” in the search box and open the Command Prompt option (as admin) from the search result.
- Then type Sfc /scannow and press Enter to start the process.
- Then on the same screen type the following commands as well,
Cleanup-Image / CheckHealth / DISM / Online Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth / DISM /Online Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth under DISM Online
- Finally, you can resume the update process smoothly on your Windows.
Fix 4: Install Windows 11 Installation Assistant
Windows Installation Assistant tool helps to install new updates smoothly. If you are unable to install Update KB5035853 then you can reinstall this installation assistant tool and resume the process.
Note: You should uninstall the early installed installation assistant tool and continue the process.
- Open Windows 11 Installation Assistant webpage and find and choose Installation Assistant section.
- Then click on the Download now button under the same section and install the download file on your system.
- Finally, resume the update process and check whether the issue is resolved for you or not.
Fix 5: Install Windows 11 Media Creation
The above fix does not help you, then you can reinstall Windows 11 Media Creation tool also.
- Open Windows 11 Media Creation tool webpage and find and move to the Media Creation section.
- Then click on the Download now button under the same section and install the file on your system.
- Finally, resume the Windows Update process and see the result.
Fix 6: Reset Windows Update Component
Along with all these tricks, you can reset Windows Update Component for the smooth installation on Update KB5035853 on your Windows 11. To do so,
- Type “cmd” in the search box and open the Command Prompt option (as admin) from the search result.
- On the newly appeared screen, type the following commands and press Enter key,
SC config trustedinstaller start=auto net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop msiserver net stop cryptsvc net stop appidsvc Ren %Systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old Ren %Systemroot%\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset proxy rundll32.exe pnpclean.dll,RunDLL_PnpClean /DRIVERS /MAXCLEAN dism /Online /Cleanup-image /ScanHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /CheckHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth dism /Online /Cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup Sfc /ScanNow net start bits net start wuauserv net start msiserver net start cryptsvc net start appidsvc
- Finally,you can reboot the system and continue with the Windows update process.
Fix 7: Use Microsoft Update Catalog
You have the option to install the Update KB5035853 manually on your system with the help of Microsoft Update Catalog page. To do so,
- Open Microsoft Update Catalog page and in the search box (from the left side), type the update KB number “KB5035853”.
- On the new screen, choose a suitable file (x64 or X86) and install it on your system to manually complete the installation process.
In final words, any of these solutions will help you to install Update KB5035853 on your Windows 11 without any hassle. These tricks have helped many users and that’s what we recommend for you.
