To resolveKB2919355 error, the Windows 8.1 update should be done properly.
First of all, you have to make use of the windows 8.1 update offline installer.
There are multiple files that download during this process.
But you have to double-check they are installed in the right order.
But another prerequisite is that,KB2919442should be installed first before you attempt to install KB2919355.
The same thing applies to theWindows Server 2012 R2 Updatefor fixing KB2919355.
The KB files you download are the same, but they differ in size for x64-based systems.
The before KB and the order in which the KB files to be installed are the same as above.
IsKB2919355 required for Windows 10 ?
You must have upgraded from 8 or 8.1 to Win 10.
The solution to this problem, that you dont install this update at all.
But people who have installed the above software need to uninstall it.
Then you download the latest version and update it.
Restart the computer and the problem is solved.
This will stop any warnings about KB2919355 error in Windows 10.
We recently talked about the Windows 8.1 Update 1 and its exciting features.
But after April 8th, when I tried to download the update, I received an error.
The size is 700MB approximately.
you might manually check by going to the Start Screen and typing Windows Update.
But sometimes, it takes lot of time to download this way.
So I used this link fromextremetechto manually download the updates.
There are actually 6 updates associated with Windows 8.1 Update 1.
These updates have to be installed in a specific order.
So KB2919355 comes as the second option.
Since it failed, I installed them randomly.
I got the KB2919355 installed after some hectic forum search and reading lot of online material.
But before you do that, first download the manual installer for this update.
Windows 8.1 Fix for Update
After it installs you oughta reboot so the new changes are visible.
I really got a hint from an article by @Anand Khanse which helped me in the right direction.
As you’ve got the option to observe, these are the golden works to solve your problem.
Also during the error resolution I also received an error code of 0x80070005.
This also rectified when I did the above changes.
Since the earlier Update 1 release was on April 8th, this updated version could work for some people.
Also on some forums I noticed that Microsoft rectified some of the errors in this latest manual installer.
First of all the update took fancy time to install for ages.
Then it displayed a simple annoying message that Some Updates were not installed.
How I went about Trouble-Shooting KB2919355 Update Error?
So I used CCleaner to clean the registry and unnecessary files.
I also cleaned the registry using the Registry Cleaner present in it.
That didnt solve my problem.
So then I went into checking Google and found this useful post.
The writer of the post in a similar fashion tried to trouble-shoot the error and landed at a solution.
First of all if any installation fails, its better to check yourEvent Viewer.
How to Open Event Viewer in Windows 8.1?
Little playing around will land you in Event Viewer.
The Solution
The resolution for this error code was mentioned in this support article.
The main reason for this error in Windows 8 is because ofComponent-Based Servicing (CBS) manifest being corrupted.
I was ecstatic that I got an answer.
But later these solutions didnt work out.
When I ran the fix-it solution, this was the result.
As you might see in the above screenshot, problems related installing recent updates were not fixed.
Also there was a warning message for missing or corrupt files.
The other checks,
were fixed.
The next resort was to check the earlier post which guided my in some direction.
Then reluctantly I checked the CBS.log present at this location.
But till now, all the updates installed successfully and why this Update was not installing correctly?
So I dwelled into it with more madness!
So I stopped at this stage without further going ahead into the intricacies of this KB2919355 Update Error.
