Windows 11 update issues

jailbird

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Maybe I just have bad luck, but I've been having really weird issues lately with Windows 11 after using NTLite.

First was on a normal Windows 11 Pro for Workstations install, probably either 23H1 or 23H2. It worked fine for over a year, and then cumulative updates started failing to install, which is fairly normal with NTLite. So go use the Host Refresh wizard and it would get to 99% or so and then rollback with the dreaded "The installation failed in the SAFE-OS phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation" error. I even tried booting from USB and doing it that way, same thing. The only "fix" was to completely wipe the drive and reinstall. This time using 11 LTSC 2024.

I now have 2 LTSC 2024 installs that are ~4-5 months old that are doing the exact same thing again. Installing CUs fails (either using Windows Update or manually), tried Host Refresh and same MIGRATE_DATA error. So I'm probably looking at another clean reinstall.

Has anybody else had this issue? I've never had Host Refresh / update installs fail so often before.
 
What Windows Update or WinSxS component store features are you removing?
 
For some users, removing Defender (instead of disabling it) tends to break Windows Update. But you should be able to use NTLite to apply new monthly updates, or use Host refresh unless there's a new bug or dependency that NTLite isn't handling correctly.

+nuhi
 
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