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KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing

Users are having difficulty installing Microsoft's latest Windows patch.

Patch Tuesday contained a truckload of fixes for Microsoft products . However, for some users, installing the update, KB5132061, is proving challenging. In the hours after the patch was released, multiple complaints began to surface that the download and installation were failing, with some customers reporting a 0x800F0993 error code. Others say they received a 0x800F0989 error.

Microsoft does not currently list any known issues with the update and is yet to make a statement or provide explanation for the glitch.

In addition to the security fixes, this patch resolves a number of known issues from previous updates, including a problem where USB Audio 1.0 devices might fail to start and display an error code 10 in Device Manager.

In the absence of a statement from Microsoft, several users have taken to sleuthing.…