Microsoft\’s Win10 update \”ghosts the wall\”, causing the device to install in a loop

IT House News on January 14th, technology media borncity published a blog post today (January 14th), reporting that some Windows 10 21H2/22H2 users experienced a cyclic restart failure after installing the KB5048239 update.

Microsoft released the KB5048239 update for Windows 10 systems on November 12, 2024, which is used to automatically install the dynamic security update KB5046913 of WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment).

In the KB5048239 update log, Microsoft detailed the conditions under which the update will not be installed. One of the entries is that the WinRE image version is 10.0.19041.5125 and above. IT Home attaches the screenshot as follows:

However, Microsoft Starting from January 11, 2025, the KB5048239 update was pushed again through Windows Update, and repeated installation problems occurred. Even after \”Installation Successful\” was displayed, the installation was still prompted again.

Some users reported that WinRE still receives the KB5048239 update in version 10.0.19041.5125.

Netizen Werner P reported that this problem has occurred on multiple computers in his department since January 12. Every time Windows Update is started, KB5048239 will be reinstalled, causing patch management in his department. The system keeps reporting missing updates

Multiple users are in The same issue has been reported on the Microsoft Answers forum and the Windows Ten forum, indicating that this is not an isolated issue and a working workaround is to use wushowhide.diagcab tool hides the update and prevents it from being installed repeatedly.