.NET and windows update failures

[KeZeel]

Hi there,

 

First time posting, and I hope I checked every box of the "Read before you post" sticky 

 

Just built my first system in a long while (mostly from used parts, though all coming from running pc's) and after finally installing Windows 10 (from an iso straight from MS) and getting everything up and running, I installed steam and 3DMark demo and basically any bench I run, the error msg "dxgi_error_device_removed" appears, and the run is halted. This happens many times, and updating the graphics driver changes nothing and after all that, more errors start coming.

 

I suddenly got an error message saying that I need to install .Net framework 4.5.2 every time I try to open DAEMON Tools Lite, and trying to open Discord presents me with the error "Update.exe - Application error. The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000135)."

 

I click yes on the .Net error and it starts the install process, but after a little while it hits me with "HRESULTS 0x80240017" 

 

From there I go and check out Windows Update, and sure enough, there is an update available called "2019-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64 based Systems (KB4497935)"

 

I hastily click on update now, the update finishes and it asks me to restart the computer, which I do, but upon entering the OS, it prompts me again to install the same update, which fails every time i try to perform it. 

 

After a touch of googling, I found some threads mentioning both an SFC scan and a DISM check, and neither one finds any errors.

 

So to simplify:

 

windows update = broken

.Net framework = broken

benchmarking = broken

 

OS - Windows 10 2019 - 64 bit

MB - Gigabyte F2A88XM-D3H (used)

Bios - F5 AMD AGESA KaveriPI V0.0.8.1  01/09/2014

CPU - AMD A8-6600K (used)

RAM - 2x4GB DDR3 (used)

GPU - Sapphire R9 295x2 8GB (used)

PSU - Corsair AX860i (new)

OS drive - Samsung 830 128GB SSD

Steam library drive - Seagate desktop 2TB

Nothing in the system is Overclocked

 

I don't know how to describe my problems better, but if anyone could point me in the right direction, that would be awesome!

 

Best regards,

 

KeZeel

Iceland

 

[xAcid9]

Did you try Window Update Troubleshooter? https://aka.ms/wudiag

[FlappyBoobs]

You can go down the trouble shooting path, but please take my advice and don't waste your time.

 

Just reinstall windows fresh and your problem will go away. MS support spent 3 months with me trying to get my work PC to update again, and in the end just said "reinstall windows". 

 

The problem is caused by software corrupting some required system files, or by a previously stalled or incomplete updated (usually a result of not allowing the PC to turn off properly or by cancelling the installation). If you also have software from "unofficial sources" or tools that were made to stop certain services on windows 10 then when you reinstall windows don't install those tools, they cause many more problems than they solve.

[xAcid9]

12 minutes ago, FlappyBoobs said:

You can go down the trouble shooting path, but please take my advice and don't waste your time.

 

Just reinstall windows fresh and your problem will go away. MS support spent 3 months with me trying to get my work PC to update again, and in the end just said "reinstall windows". 

 

The problem is caused by software corrupting some required system files, or by a previously stalled or incomplete updated (usually a result of not allowing the PC to turn off properly or by cancelling the installation). If you also have software from "unofficial sources" or tools that were made to stop certain services on windows 10 then when you reinstall windows don't install those tools, they cause many more problems than they solve.

+1 Sometime repair install is the best way to fix Window problem. I had to repair install mine because my window profile is corrupted. Everything work perfectly fine after repair install and everything still intact for me. (settings, files, installed softwares)

 

Make sure to make backup just in case something farked up.

[HarryNyquist]

Also, don't use Daemon Tools; it's adware.

 

Use something like Virtual CloneDrive.

[KeZeel]

Well, after a full Windows re-install, the Dot-Net and Windows Update problem seems to be gone.

 

I used Virtual CloneDrive this time instead of Daemon Tools but after installing Crysis 3 again, the same "dxgi_error_device_removed" error pops up as soon as i try to start the campaign in the game. After some light googling, it seems that my gpu might be malfunctioning so I am going to test another GPU as soon as i can to eliminate that possibility.

 

Thank you very much for the quick responses!