Fixing Repeated Widows 11 Update Failures

I couldn't get my Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2in1 to install the recent Preview Update (KB5067036) (26200.7019).

I had no problems on several other computers but, The Dell balked repeatedly.

Here's how I solved the problem and hope it helps you the next time you run into a repeated update failure.

Reset Windows Update Components (Safe & Reversible)

Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run these one by one:

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

This clears cached update files without deleting anything critical.

Next: Register OLE Control DLLs

This targets the root of update error 0X8002807. In Command Prompt (Admin):

regsvr32 ole32.dll

regsvr32 oleaut32.dll

You should see confirmation dialogs for successful registration.

Next: Check for System File Corruption

Run these in Command Prompt (Admin):

sfc /scannow

Then followed by:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealthOnc I completed all of these steps, I RESTARTED my Dell,

Opened Windows Updates and agasin checked for updates and installed the update.

Restarted the computer one more time after the update completed and celebrated the success.

Good luck and enjoy the new features.