Learn how to fix Windows Update error 0x800F081F in Windows using the built-in DISM or CheckSUR tool to replace damaged WU files.

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for May (KB5026372) is causing various issues. The update is failing to install for several users, causing VPN issues, persisting Windows Security bugs, among others.

Users would install the update, it would get to 100%, and then display an error code. The most common error codes seen in the reports are 0x80073701, 0x800f0982, 0x800f081f, 0x800f0845, and ...

Recently, some Windows 11/10 users reported Update Errors 0x800f0988, 0x80073701, 0x800f081f or 0x800f08a during the installation of a Cumulative Update on their computer.