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Windows 11 KB5132061 fails with 0x800f0993 or 0x800f0989: what is known and what to try (November 2026 update)

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Official Windows Experience Blog header image (Microsoft, November 2026) illustrating Windows servicing and security updates: a smiling woman with glasses looks down at a tablet in a bright office.
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Video: “Windows 11 release notes - November 2026”, official Windows community YouTube channel (Microsoft), published November 10, 2026 (7:15 p.m. Paris time), 4 min 37 s. It presents the content of the November update, not the installation errors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viCna57sYW0

Microsoft released Windows 11 cumulative update KB5132061 (OS Builds 26300.9974, 26200.9974 and 26100.9974) on Patch Tuesday, November 10, 2026. On the evening of the same day, Neowin reported that many of its readers could not download or install it, with error 0x800f0993, and others with error 0x800f0989. These are user reports: Microsoft has not confirmed a problem, and the cause is unknown. Here is what you can check and try, using only steps documented by Microsoft.

What is confirmed, and what is not

  • Reported: download or installation failures of KB5132061 with 0x800f0993 or 0x800f0989 (Neowin, November 10, 2026, 9:58 p.m. Paris time, based on reader feedback).
  • Microsoft's KB5132061 page says: “Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues with this update.” The Windows release health pages for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 listed no entry for these errors when we checked them (November 11, 2026, about 12:10 a.m. Paris time).
  • Unknown: the number of PCs affected, the Windows 11 versions involved, and whether the problem comes from the PCs or from Microsoft's servers.
  • What the update contains (USB audio, Remote Desktop, NTLM, PowerShell fixes) is covered in our article on the November 2026 update: https://tricknfix.com/articles/windows-11-november-2026-update-kb5132061-kb5131087-patch-tuesday-fixes-usb-audio-rdp-ntlm-powershell/

Check the prerequisites first

  • Windows 11 version 26H2: Microsoft requires the update released on or after September 22, 2026 (such as KB5124010) and servicing stack update (SSU) 26100.9539 or later.
  • Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2: Microsoft requires the update released on or after June 10, 2025 (such as KB5060842) and SSU 26100.4193 or later.
  • To see the installed SSU, run this command in an elevated Command Prompt: DISM /Online /Get-Packages | findstr /i "ServicingStack" (the “Package Identity” line must show the required version or later).
  • Check your version and build under Settings > System > About.

Fixes documented by Microsoft, in order

  • Run the Windows Update troubleshooter: Start > Settings > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters > Windows Update > Run (on Windows 11, it is also available in the Get Help app).
  • Make sure you have administrator rights, a stable internet connection, the correct date and time (Settings > Time & language > Date & time > Set time automatically), and enough free space.
  • Disconnect external drives, docks and accessories you do not need, then try again.
  • Clear the Windows Update cache: in services.msc, stop the Windows Update service, delete the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, then start the service again.
  • Repair system files: in an elevated Command Prompt, run DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth, then sfc /scannow, and run Windows Update again. Microsoft recommends running DISM before SFC.

Last resort: install the update manually

  • Download the packages for KB5132061 from the Microsoft Update Catalog (https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB5132061), matching your PC (x64 or Arm64), and put them alone in one folder, for example C:\Packages.
  • For x64, Microsoft lists a required checkpoint cumulative update (KB5043080) followed by the target update (KB5132061). Install them in that order by double-clicking each .msu file, or let DISM handle both: DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\Packages\<name of the KB5132061 .msu file>
  • If the checkpoint update is already present, Windows says it is already installed: this is normal.
  • If nothing works, waiting a day or two and checking Windows release health again is reasonable: Neowin itself does not rule out a server-side problem at Microsoft. We will update this article if Microsoft acknowledges an issue.
More Windows 11 updates and fixes: https://tricknfix.com/tags/windows-11/

Sources

  • Microsoft Support, “November 10, 2026—KB5132061 (OS Builds 26300.9974, 26200.9974 and 26100.9974)” (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/servicing/os/windows-11/2026/11/kb5132061-windows-11-24h2-25h2-26h2-security-update).
  • Neowin, “Windows 11 KB5132061 update download & install fails with 0x800f0993 error”, November 10, 2026 (https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-11-kb5132061-update-download--install-fails-with-0x800f0993-error/).
  • Microsoft Support, “Troubleshoot problems updating Windows” (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshoot-problems-updating-windows-188c2b0f-10a7-d72f-65b8-32d177eb136c).
  • Microsoft Support, “Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files” (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/use-the-system-file-checker-tool-to-repair-missing-or-corrupted-system-files-79aa86cb-ca52-166a-92a3-966e85d4094e).
  • Windows release health, Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 status (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-25h2), checked on November 11, 2026.
Image: header image of the Windows Experience Blog post “A new standard for vulnerability management in the AI era” (November 5, 2026), © Microsoft.
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