Apart from affected clients running Windows 11 v23H2 and Windows 11 v22H2, the bug affected systems running Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019.
The company resolved the issue without requiring manual action from users, noting that affected devices should now install the update successfully. “This issue was resolved as of August 15, 2025. Devices upgraded after this date should no longer encounter this error. If you do experience error ‘0x8007007F,’ retrying the upgrade process will typically resolve the issue,” it said.
Microsoft noted that upgrades to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 are not affected by this issue. The Patch Tuesday release was a hefty one, with Microsoft fixing 107 security vulnerabilities-including several critical issues spanning Windows, Exchange, and SharePoint, even Extended Security Updates (ESU) policy for Exchange Server users.
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