Microsoft has released the January 2024 Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 for Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 versions. It is a mandatory update for Windows 10 that comes with many improvements and security features. But few users reported that they are unable to install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 and they are worried about it.
If you are also succumbing to a similar issue, then you will get the solution from this article. Because here we have listed a few solutions that are able to help you to install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 on your Windows 10 easily. Then let’s go to the solutions
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Fix 1: Restart the System
The first to resolve your issue is to restart the system. While doing so most of the technical glitches will get eliminated from your system and you can install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 smoothly.
Fix 2: Run Update Troubleshooter
Another solution you can try to resolve Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 not installing on Windows 10 is to run the Windows built-in update troubleshooter. To do so,
- Open Settings and choose the option Troubleshooter from the left pane.
- Then click on Other troubleshooters link and go to Windows Update.
- Now click on the Run the troubleshooter button, wait to complete the process and reinstall the update.
Fix 3: Run SFC Scan:
If the above solution does not help you, then you should run the System File Checker (SFC) Scan to find and repair system files. To do so,
- Open Command Prompt screen (type “cmd” in search box and open the first result), then inside the screen, type Sfc /scannow and press OK.
- Then type the following commands as well to restore system files,
Cleanup-Image / CheckHealth / DISM / Online Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth / DISM /Online Cleanup-Image/RestoreHealth under DISM Online
- Eventually, restart the system and reinstall the needed update on the system.
Fix 4: Run Update Assistant
In case there is any issue affecting the Windows Update Assistant, then also you will face similar issues and not be able to install the latest updates. Here you should reinstall the Update Assistant and install the Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 on Windows 10. To do so,
Note: You need to uninstall the currently installed Update Assistant from the system and go to the reinstallation process.
- Open Windows 10 Update Assistant webpage and move to the Update Assistant section, then click on the Download now button.
- Now go to the download folder, open the Update Assistant file and install it on your system and start installing the Update KB5034122/ KB5033733.
Fix 5: Reinstall Media Creation Tool
Reinstalling the Update Assistant did not save you, so you should reinstall Windows Media Creation tool as well. To do so,
- Open Windows Media Creation web page and move to the Media Creation section, then click on the Download now button.
- Now go to the download folder, open the Media Creation tool file and install it on your system and start installing the Update KB5034122/ KB5033733.
Fix 6: Reset Windows Update Component
Windows Update components are another important component in the system to install the latest updates. If any components are missing or damaged, you will face issues with the update installation.Here you can simply reset the Windows Update component and retry to install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733.
- Open Command Prompt screen (type “cmd” in search box and open the first result), then inside the screen, type the following commands and press Enter,
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 try to install the problematic update and check the result.
Fix 7: Restart Windows Update Service
Similar to Windows Update components, Windows Update services are also a critical component for successfully installing the latest updates. If there are any issues with the Windows Update service, you need to repair it and reinstall the latest update.
- Open Services screen, find and right-click on Windows Update from the list.
- Then click on the Properties and from the new screen, set Startup service to Automatic and Service Status to Running.
- Finally, restart the system and start the update installation procedure.
Fix 8: Use Microsoft Update Catalog
As the last attempt you can install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 manually from Microsoft Update Catalog. To do so.
- Open Microsoft Update Catalog page, type Update “KB5034122”or “KB5033733” and press Enter.
- From the new screen, download the suitable files and install it on your system and you are done.
These are the quick and effective solutions that you can apply to install Update KB5034122/ KB5033733 on Windows 10 if you face any difficulty during the installation process.
