Microsoft released the last updates of 2023 on Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 versions. Update KB5033372 introduces several security fixes and system improvement features along with Copilot for Windows 10. But few players have complained that they are unable to download and install the KB5033372 update on their Windows 10.
If you are struggling to install Update KB5033372 on Windows 10 system, you can follow this article. Here you can find some solutions that will help you install the latest Windows update on your system without any hassle. Then let’s have a look.
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Fix 1: Restart the System
The first solution you can try to resolve Update KB5033372 not installing on Windows 10 issue is to try to restart the system. By doing so, most of the technical glitches present in the system will be scrapped and you will be able to install the latest updates smoothly.
Fix 2: Run Update Troubleshooter
Most commonly, using the Windows built-in tool can help you get rid of similar problems. To do so,
- Open Settings menu and click on Troubleshooter option from the side menu.
- Then click on Other troubleshooters and find the option Windows Update.
- Now click on the Run the troubleshooter button and install the latest updates.
Fix 3: Run SFC Scan
Sometimes corrupted system files might be interrupting the installation process of the latest Windows updates. In this case, you can repair the system files and reinstall the updates.
- Open Command Prompt screen,( type “cmd” in your system search box), then launch it with admin access.
- Inside the new screen, enter Sfc /scannow and press Enter key.
- After executing the command, type the following commands and press Enter,
Cleanup-Image / CheckHealth / DISM / Online Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth / DISM /Online Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth under DISM Online
- Finally, restart the system and install the updates on your Windows smoothly.
Fix 4: Run Update Assistant
If the issue is not with the system files, then it might be related to missing or old version Windows Update assistant service. In this case, you can install the latest update assistant and retry to install the updates. To do so,
Note: Uninstall currently installed Update Assistant files from your system.
- Open Windows 10 Update Assistant webpage and under the Update Assistant section, click on Download now button.
- Then install the downloaded files on your system and reinstall the updates.
Fix 5: Reinstall Media Creation Tool
Another solution you can try is reinstalling the Windows Media creation tool. To do so,
Note: Uninstall currently installed Media creation tool files from your system.
- Again go to Windows Media Creation tool webpage, under the Media creation section click on the Download tool now button.
- Then install the files on your system and reinstall the KB5033372 on your Windows 10.
Fix 6: Reset Windows Update Component
Similarly, if there is an issue with the Windows Update components, it may prevent you from installing the latest updates. Here you need to reset those components and reinstall the updates.
- Open Command Prompt screen,( type “cmd” in your system search box), then launch it with admin access.
- Then inside the newly appeared black screen, type the following commands and press Enter button.
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, restart the system and try to install the updates on your Windows
Fix 7: Restart Windows Update Service
Restarting the Windows Updates services can also help you to resolve Update KB5033372 not installing on Windows 10 issue effectively. To do so,
- Open Services menu screen and right-click on Windows Update Services option.
- Then choose its Properties option and inside the new screen, set Startup service as Automatic and Service status as Running.
- Once done, you can reinstall the latest update and see if it helps you.
Fix 8: Use Microsoft Update Catalog
The last solution to resolve your issue is install the Update KB5033372 manually. To do so,
- Open Microsoft Update Catalog, inside the new screen, type “KB5033372” in the search box and press Enter.
- Then select the suitable file from the next screen, install it on your system and you done with the installation process.
At the end of this article, we hope you have installed the Update KB5033372 on Windows 10 without any trouble.
