System Update Readiness Tool
System Update Readiness Tool or CheckSUR addresses this issue. These updates contain the Check for System Update Readiness (CheckSUR) tool. The CheckSUR tool will scan for inconsistencies on your computer and fix them as it’s being installed. Please note that the scan may take up to 15 minutes or longer to run on certain computers. Even if the progress bar seems to stop, the scan continues to run, so do not cancel the process.
How to run Microsoft CheckSUR
Users of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008 may follow the download links mentioned here and download the package for your operating system and then run it. What the tool does is that, it verifies the integrity of the files that are located in the following folders and replace the incorrect data, if found: It also verifies the registry data that is located under the following registry subkeys, and resets them to default values if required: The following are the installation errors, CheckSUR can potentially address: These errors are typically listed in the %systemroot%\Logs\CBS\CBS.log file or in the CBS.persist.log file. The System Update Readiness Tool supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 users may follow these steps to run the built-in Deployment Imaging and Servicing Management. In Windows 11/10/8.1/8, the Inbox Corruption Repair brings the functionality of CheckSUR into Windows. You do not require a separate download to get the tool. You may simply Run DISM Tool. Press Win+C or swipe and choose Search. Type CMD in the search box and hit ‘Enter’. Then, right-click Command Prompt, and choose the ‘Run as administrator’ option.
In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type the following commands exactly as they appear. Press the Enter key after each command: When done, type Exit and press Enter. Run Windows Update again. These posts may also interest you: Post ported from WinVistaClub, updated, and posted here.