If you are facing trouble installing the latest cumulative updates on your computer due to Update Error 80200056, read and follow the suggestions outlined in this post. Just like any other update-related issue, this error also occurs due to some internal glitches, third-party apps interacting with the system files, or file corruptions inside Windows Apps and services.
To overcome this error, you may try troubleshooting Windows Update, uninstall or at least disable third-party security apps. If this doesn’t work, run SFC and DISM scans altogether. Resetting Update components is another viable fix to this problem. In case no solutions work, manually download, and install/upgrade your system to the next available Windows 11/10 version.
How to Solve Windows Update Error 80200056
If you are unable to install available updates on your Windows 11/10 PC due to an error code 80200056, consider applying the below fixes and get this problem resolved. Make sure to follow the solutions in the same order as outlined below –
- Troubleshoot Windows Update
- Disable Third-party Antivirus
- Run SFC/DISM scans
- Reset Update Components
- Manually download and install pending updates
1] Troubleshoot Windows Update
The first step to resolve an update issue on Windows 11 or 10 PC is by troubleshooting Windows updates. Follow the below guideline on how to use this tool on both Windows 11 and Windows 10 OS.
Windows 11:
- Go to Settings (Win + I) > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters first.
- You may find Windows Update under “Most frequent“.
- Well, click on the Run button available next to it and follow the on-screen instructions.
Windows 10:
If you are still using Windows 10 operating system, follow these steps instead –
- Press Win + I to launch Settings.
- Click Update & Security > Troubleshoot (left pane).
- Head over to the right pane and click Additional troubleshooters.
- When this expands, click on Windows Update and hit Run the troubleshooter.
- Now, follow the on-screen instructions to finish troubleshooting Windows Update.
Once this is over, restart your PC so that the changes made become effective from the next logon.
2] Disable Third-party Antivirus
Third-party antivirus programs running on your PC always interact with the system files and make them corrupt. Once this corruption reaches a beyond-repair stage, you may no longer perform the basic functions like updating your device. So, you better uninstall or at least disable the external security app on your computer. After this, check if you can update Windows normally now.
Note: There is no need to have a third-party antivirus program on your computer. This is because Windows Security is enough to handle all such tasks. Being a native application, Windows Defender doesn’t corrupt the system files. So, this also reduces the chances of Windows updates failing on some error codes.
3] Run SFC/DISM Scans
Assuming you have already disabled the 3rd-party antivirus program, repair the missing or corrupted system files using the SFC tool. To do so, launch Command Prompt as administrator and run this code on the elevated console –
sfc /scannow
- This command will take 10-15 minutes to analyze and repair any file corruption(s) or missing ones.
- After you are done running the System File Checker utility program, run this DISM code as follows –
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
- The DISM code will check any corruption inside the System Image and repair them. Just like SFC, this will also take 10-15 minutes.
- Once both these tools run successfully, restart your PC. Doing so will make the recent changes on your computer effective for the next logon.
Sign back into your computer and try again updating your Windows PC.
4] Reset Update Components
At times, the update components become obsolete due to the presence of third-party apps or because of their interactions with the system files and apps. What you need to do in such cases is stop all update-related services and then purge the Windows cache folders.
- Launch CMD as administrator first.
- Execute these commands next to stop all update-related services.
net stop bits
net stop wuauserv
net stop appidsvc
net stop cryptsvc
- Moving ahead, execute the following command to remove all the
qmgr*.datfiles that occur inside the BITS.
Del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*.*"
- Clear the contents inside SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folders by running these two codes –
rmdir %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution /S /Q
rmdir %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 /S /Q
- Now that you have purged Windows cache folders, re-enable the services that you have stopped before. To do so, run these codes –
net start bits
net start wuauserv
net start appidsvc
net start cryptsvc
- At times, network problems may also cause updates to fail out of nowhere. So, you may reset the network by running these codes –
netsh winsock resetnetsh winsock reset proxy
- Restart your PC next and check if the problem 80200056 resolves on your computer.
5] Manually download and install pending updates
If none of the above solutions help in fixing this update error 80200056, you may download the standalone packages online and later install them on your computer. The standalone packages are basically setup files (.msu format) and they contain all the necessary files to upgrade your existing Build OS. Here’s how to download and install them for Windows 11 and 10 PC.
- Manually download and install pending updates on Windows 11
- Manually download and install pending updates on Windows 10
I hope the update error 80200056 resolves on your PC and you are able to update Windows normally. In case you do face any trouble, ping us in the comment section.
