Microsoft is pushing out a Windows 10 KB5001716 update used to improve Windows Update that is ironically failing to install, showing 0x80070643 errors. Titled 'KB5001716: Update for Windows Update ...

Microsoft has retired several Windows security updates released during the January 2024 Patch Tuesday that have been causing 0x80070643 errors when installing Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) ...

Earlier today, we noticed that Microsoft had quietly released a KB5001716 update for Windows 10 users. In a nutshell, it is meant to offer the next feature update for your PC. You can learn more about ...

But, since those instructions are really quite easy to do, why doesn't the Windows Update, or an alternate version of it, DO THE UPDATE in the same way? It's not like there aren't already updates ...

It's hardly unusual for a Windows update to introduce a bug, but most of the time, Microsoft provides a solution in a reasonable timeframe - not always, mind, and not ever in this more recent case.