Windows 10: Windows Configuration Update KB5035942 keeps being installed everyday

This has been going on for several days. I have recently just updated to Windows 11 Pro 24H2 OS Build 26100.3476 from 23H2 and the issue still is going on. Through my past usage of Windows 11 I have never needed to install a Windows Configuration Update before, so I'm confused why it suddenly started to automatically download without my permission and lead to this issue, as I did not choose to get the latest update asap or turn on any of the other advanced update options, and I usually update Windows by installing a batch of updates at a time and then pausing updates for 5 weeks before repeati

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Windows update KB5035942 installs every day

Thanks for your suggestions. I had previously tried the Troubleshooter and SFC & DISM steps. I read about Microsoft update KB5036567, which claims to fix issues related to KB5035942. I downloaded it from the Microsoft Catalog, and used the command dism /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"CAB location" to install the update. The dism ran very quickly and indicated success. I restarted my PC but do not see KB5036567 in the update history list. So I'm not sure if I really installed the update, especially given how quickly the dism ran.

 

Windows configuration update (KB5035942) appears daily in the update history

Since approx. mid-April 2024, the Windows configuration update (KB5035942) has appeared daily (current date) in the update history under "Other updates". Is this behavior normal and if so, why is it like this?

Thank you and best regards

Andreas

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Windows 8 failure configuring updates and reverting

No, the license only applies to the Windows 8 OEM copy the original owner purchased with laptop, it doesn't magically transform into Windows 8.1 Retail one.

OK, so here's the commonly recommended steps that should help you with your problem.

Before you begin, I would recommend you to download both of these files and save them on your USB drive in order to use it later as the only source of third-party packages:

• http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp67001-67500/sp67259.exe
• http://www2.ati.com/drivers/amd-catalyst-14.4-64bit-win8.1-win8-win7-whql-aug.exe

1. The first step would be to recover the original Windows installation using your hard drive partition (the thing that you've done before, I believe). Follow the steps described here (http://h10010.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c03544793#N258) and see if you missed anything. By the end of this operation, make so that your HP product is not connected to any sort of network.

2. Configure your HP device to boot in "clean" mode as described here (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135). Restart once.

3. Run the first file you've downloaded (http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp67001-67500/sp67259.exe) from your just-recovered Windows copy and follow the steps required.

4. Run the AMD package (http://www2.ati.com/drivers/amd-catalyst-14.4-64bit-win8.1-win8-win7-whql-aug.exe). Choose the "Advanced" installation option in order to be able to opt-out the "AMD/Raprt App" and "HydraVision" packages.

5. Establish an Internet connection. Run "Windows Store" tile from your Start screen, and select "Windows 8.1" package.

6. Once you're done with your migration from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, you can install all the critical updates offered by Windows Update, which would be driver software, then Windows 8.1 Update package (KB2919442 > KB2919355 > KB2932046 > KB2959977 > KB2937592 > KB2938439 > KB2934018), "August" Update (KB2993651 > KB2975719 > KB2993100 > KB2979582 > KB2990532 > KB2995004) and .NET Framework 4.5.2 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42642).