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KB5001716: Update for Windows Update service components

The component that tells Windows 10 and 11 that an end-of-support date is approaching: it shows lifecycle notices in Settings and checks whether the PC can move to a newer Windows release. It ships as an MSI that Microsoft re-releases under the same KB5001716 (for example in October 2024 and June 2025), and Windows installs each revision automatically.

Package type
Windows Installer (MSI)
Installed apps entry
Update for Windows Update Service Components
Uninstall key
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Cadence
Periodic MSI
Applies to
Windows 10 & 11
Common error
0x80070643
Restart
Not required

What the MSI does and why it is re-released

KB5001716 is a Windows Installer (MSI) package, not a regular cumulative update. That is why it shows up twice: in Windows Update History and as Update for Windows Update Service Components (KB5001716) in Settings › Apps › Installed apps. It installs the components that Windows Update uses for lifecycle messaging.

When a Windows 10 or Windows 11 release approaches or reaches its end of support, those components display the notice in Settings and check whether the PC meets the hardware requirements for a newer Windows release. They only inform and check: they never upgrade Windows by themselves.

Microsoft changes the notification logic by publishing a new MSI revision under the same KB number. Windows installs it over the earlier one, so the KB reappears with no new KB number. If the earlier revision is still registered in Windows Installer in a state that blocks the replacement, the install fails with 0x80070643, which is the only case that needs your attention.

Fix error 0x80070643 when a new revision is published

Check which revision is currently installed in PowerShell:

PowerShell
# Check installed KB5001716 MSI package in the registry> Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*" | Where-Object DisplayName -match "KB5001716" | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion, InstallDate

If installation fails with 0x80070643, open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, uninstall Update for Windows Update Service Components (KB5001716), and click Retry in Windows Update so the new MSI installs cleanly.

For administrators (Windows 10 ESU & suppression)

  • Windows 10 22H2 ESU devices: Safe to leave installed on machines enrolled in Extended Security Updates (ESU).
  • Managed environments: Feature update safeguard holds and target release policies configured via Group Policy, Intune, or Windows Update for Business are respected by KB5001716.
Official Microsoft reference Microsoft support article KB5001716

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