1. Indicate KB2770917 update is available
2. Download update
3. Begin install process
4. Ask for reboot
5. (manual reboot)
6. Fail installing update at 15%
7. Reboot machine
8. Fail installing update
9. Give up and revert changes
10. Reboot machine
11. Repeat 1 - 10
Here is the XML data from the Event Viewer:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient" Guid="{945A8954-C147-4ACD-923F-40C45405A658}" />
<EventID>20</EventID>
<Version>1</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>1</Task>
<Opcode>13</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000028</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-11-14T03:07:15.600253500Z" />
<EventRecordID>6257</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="428" ThreadID="5408" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Meesh_Desktop</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data Name="errorCode">0x80071a90</Data>
<Data Name="updateTitle">Update for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems (KB2770917)</Data>
<Data Name="updateGuid">{3C0B7982-7F60-4224-9631-D5EF4508F2AD}</Data>
<Data Name="updateRevisionNumber">200</Data>
<Data Name="serviceGuid">{7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
**UPDATE**
I have some information from my C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file that might be helpful (assuming anyone from Microsoft is reading this!):
149c Agent * Found 1 updates and 77 categories in search; evaluated appl. rules of 1147 out of 2091 deployed entities
149c Agent *********
149c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
149c Agent *************
149c Agent *************
149c Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
149c Agent *********
149c Agent * Online = No; Ignore download priority = No
149c Agent * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' or IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' or IsInstalled=1 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and RebootRequired=1 or IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and RebootRequired=1"
149c Agent * ServiceID = {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782} Third party service
149c Agent * Search Scope = {Machine & All Users}
149c Agent * Caller SID for Applicability: S-1-5-18
1854 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {E9C77F09-F320-44A1-A130-CB7CDF88133F} ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}]
1854 AU # 1 updates detected
1854 AU #########
1854 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {E9C77F09-F320-44A1-A130-CB7CDF88133F} ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}]
1854 AU #############
149c Agent Update {E9F42135-F410-4C28-8817-11C8851F7B90}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {29D32852-E8DD-4BA3-86E5-88A8BD3EB558}.3 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {DC53DD02-9746-453E-9B3A-6836C38D526D}.3 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {A93CC9A0-F898-4E96-97FF-0AA2338EFBE1}.4 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {EDCE5FC8-79C5-4B87-A73F-085F37ACF042}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {C58379FD-6624-4E0D-AC6C-7D4BDF567F89}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {03106CDC-4001-44DE-B59F-E6C0C2B3430E}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {258AE4BD-202B-48B1-AFCB-FD7025FF2C6A}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent Update {DFCBFC33-3A10-4BA4-9385-78EB9F97D4A5}.2 is pruned out due to potential supersedence
149c Agent * Added update {B2DBA75C-03ED-4BA2-BB49-9A0F688B1523}.5 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {B2DBB08C-5426-4F11-8410-F624205DE182}.3 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {F1E23E9C-15BB-4B3F-9CD0-9A1A8DEDEB93}.5 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {9524B405-AB2E-419F-A60D-0BD1AD7A3668}.2 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {A37E9B8B-317A-4ADE-8162-19EDEB6600E9}.2 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {B8DABBB2-FA83-404C-9E70-36AC4BB18DB0}.2 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {05AA8B8F-3962-4AA7-9228-CEBE382555DF}.3 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {91D2381D-1E7C-40DD-9427-156FE1E296E5}.4 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {DFDE3EA3-89E9-4449-B70A-7B63E606AD4E}.2 to search result
149c Agent * Added update {27179738-7FFA-467B-8909-E5E908BD8263}.2 to search result
149c Agent * Found 10 updates and 23 categories in search; evaluated appl. rules of 66 out of 111 deployed entities
149c Agent *********
149c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]
149c Agent *************
1854 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {7C05C420-557A-464D-B30A-CAEE6D5CAD46} ServiceId = {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}]
1854 AU # 10 updates detected
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:B2DBA75C-03ED-4BA2-BB49-9A0F688B1523 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:B2DBB08C-5426-4F11-8410-F624205DE182 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:F1E23E9C-15BB-4B3F-9CD0-9A1A8DEDEB93 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:9524B405-AB2E-419F-A60D-0BD1AD7A3668 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:A37E9B8B-317A-4ADE-8162-19EDEB6600E9 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:B8DABBB2-FA83-404C-9E70-36AC4BB18DB0 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:05AA8B8F-3962-4AA7-9228-CEBE382555DF with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:91D2381D-1E7C-40DD-9427-156FE1E296E5 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:DFDE3EA3-89E9-4449-B70A-7B63E606AD4E with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU WARNING: InitPerUserUpdate failed for Update ID:27179738-7FFA-467B-8909-E5E908BD8263 with hr:80070057, Skipping this update..
1854 AU #########
1854 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {7C05C420-557A-464D-B30A-CAEE6D5CAD46} ServiceId = {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}]
1854 AU #############
1854 AU All AU searches complete.
1d4 Shutdwn Checking to see whether install at shutdown is appropriate
1d4 Shutdwn user declined update at shutdown
1d4 AU AU initiates service shutdown
1d4 AU ########### AU: Uninitializing Automatic Updates ###########
1d4 WuTask Uninit WU Task Manager
1d4 Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)
1d4 Service *********
1d4 Service ** END ** Service: Service exit [Exit code = 0x240001]
1d4 Service *************
