Fix Error code 0x800F0923 in windows 10/11 update

Error code 0x800F0923 is a Windows 10/11 Update that typically occurs when there is a problem installing an windows update. This Error code 0x800F0923 can appear in Windows 10 and Windows 11 updates, Windows Server 2012 R2, or Windows Server 2012.

The windows update Error 0x800F0923 message that accompanies this code typically reads: “Windows couldn’t complete the requested changes. The update was not installed. Error(s) found: Code 800F0923 Windows 10 Update encountered an unknown error.”

This Windows 11 update Error code 0x800F0923 can be caused by a number of different issues, including

Corrupted system files

Incompatible drivers or software
Issues with Windows Update services
Antivirus or security software blocking the update
Insufficient disk space on the system drive

To fix this Windows 10 Error 0x800F0923, there are a few different steps you can try:

Run the Windows Update Trouble-shooter:

Windows troubleshoot (Error code 0x800F0923)

Open the Control Panel: Click on the Start menu and type “Control Panel” in the search bar. Press on the Control Panel app to open it.
Press on “Troubleshooting”: In the Control Panel, click on “Troubleshooting” option.
Click on “System and Security”: In the Troubleshooting window, click on the “System and Security” option.
Run the Windows 10/11 Update trouble-shooter: Press on the “Fix problems with Windows Update” link under the “Windows” section. This will launch the Windows Update trouble-shooter.
Follow the on-screen instructions: The windows trouble-shooter will ask you a series of questions and perform some automated checks. Follow the on-screen instructions and wait for the trouble-shooter to complete the SFC scan.
Apply any recommended fixes: Once the Windows trouble-shooter has finished scanning, it will show a list of issues that were found. Apply any recommended fixes by pressing on the “Apply this fix” button.
After the restart, check if Windows Update is working properly Or not

Disable antivirus or security software:

Temporarily disable any antivirus or security software running on your system and try running the update again.

How to temper disable Antivirus.

Open Antivirus application (McAfee or Norton or AVG) installed on the system.

Press on settings and go to real time protection.

Select Turn Off real time protection.

Navigate to Antivirus firewall and choose Turn off Antivirus Firewall.

How to disable windows defender

Open Windows Security

Open Virus and threat in windows security window

press on Manage settings, under Virus & threat protection.

Switch Real-time protection to Off.

Check for incompatible drivers or software:

Make sure that all your drivers and software are up to date and compatible with the version of Windows you are running.

Steps you can take to check for incompatible drivers:

Open the Device Manager: Press the Windows key + X on your keyboard and select “Device Manager” from the menu that appears.
Look for any devices with a yellow exclamation mark after to them. This indicates that there may be a problem with the device driver.
Right-click on the device with the yellow exclamation mark and select “Properties” from the context menu.
Click on the “Driver” tab.
Check the driver date and version. If the driver is older than the current version available on the manufacturer’s website, it may be incompatible with your system.
If you suspect that a driver is incompatible, try downloading and installing the latest version from the manufacturer’s website.
If you are unsure which driver is causing the problem, you can try updating all of your drivers using a driver updater software.
After updating your drivers, restart your computer to see if the problem has been resolved.

Run SFC SCAN To Fix Windows 10/11 update Error code 0x800F0923

Run the System File Checker (SFC) utility to scan and repair any corrupted or damaged system files.

SFC scan to fix the broken or corrupt file.

Open Windows Terminal in Admin

Type SFC /scan now in the command prompt window

Wait for the scan to finish.

You will get the following message on the command prompt windows “Windows Resource Protection” may indicate that the SFC scan program detected no integrity issues or found corrupt or broken files but could not repair some of them.

If SFC finds no issues, that you can now close the Windows Terminal console. ”

If SFC finds any issue, type the command below in same window
DISM/Online /Clean-up-Image/restore health.

Reset windows Update components steps

Resetting Windows Update components can help fix issues with updates not installing or errors occurring during the update process.

Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. You can do this by searching for “Command Prompt” in the Start menu,
Right-clicking it and selecting “Run as administrator.”
Type the following commands, one at a time, and press Enter after each one:1.net stop bits.

2. net stop wuauserv

3.net stop appidsvc

4.net stop cryptsvc

Next, rename the Software Distribution and Catroot2 folders. To do this, type the following commands in the Command Prompt and press Enter after each one:

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.oldNote: If your Windows installation is not on the C: drive, replace “C:” with the appropriate drive letter in the above commands.
Now, restart the BITS, Windows Update, AppIDSvc, and CryptSvc services.

Type the following commands in the Command Prompt window and click Enter after each one:

1.net start bits

2.net start wuauserv

3.net start appidsvc

4.net start cryptsvc

Finally, reset your computer and try running Windows 10 Update again.

These steps should help reset Windows Update components and fix any issues you were experiencing.

In this case we need to reset windows 10 / windows 11 operating system.

Disclaimer: We recommend you do the back up before we proceed these steps, during reset Windows 11 and windows 10 installation means that all your files and settings will be lost during the reset process.

Windows 10 _ reset your PC.

1.Select Start > Settings > System > Recovery. Open Recovery settings.

2.Next to Reset this PC, select Reset PC. Then select from the options and/or settings in the table below.

Windows 11 _ reset your PC.