How To Fix Windows 10 Update Error 0xC19001E2

If your Windows 10 fails at installing a feature update, with error code 0XC19001E2; then you are at the right place to find the fix;

But first, let’s explain briefly what is a Windows 10 feature update;

A feature update is a new Windows 10 version that Microsoft releases twice a year (roughly every six months) during spring and fall. These are also known as “semi-annual” releases.

How to fix a windows feature update failing with error 0xc19001e2?

1. First, download SetupDiag tool from Microsoft Website;
2. Create a “C:\Tools” folder and copy the SetupDiag.exe file to that location;
3. Run SetupDiag.exe; it will read the Windows update log and generate a report under “C:\Tools\SetupDiagResults.log“. The report contains the problems found and a proposition of a fix.

Your SetupDiagResults.log file will look like this:

Matching Profile found: FindAbruptDownlevelFailure - 55882B1A-DA3E-408A-9076-23B22A0472BD
 SetupDiag version: 1.6.0.0
 System Information:
     Machine Name = Offline
     Manufacturer = 
     Model = 
     HostOSArchitecture = 1033
     FirmwareType = 
     BiosReleaseDate = 
     BiosVendor = 
     BiosVersion = 
     HostOSVersion = 10.0.17134
     HostOSBuildString = 17134.1.amd64fre.rs4_release.180410-1804
     TargetOSBuildString = 10.0.18362.418 (19h1_release_svc_prod1.191005-1654)
     HostOSLanguageId = 
     HostOSEdition = Professional
     RegisteredAV = 
     FilterDrivers = 
     UpgradeStartTime = 12/4/2019 11:19:49 AM
     UpgradeEndTime = 12/4/2019 11:23:43 AM
     UpgradeElapsedTime = 00:03:54
     CV = Uz7DkzXQqEK+G/Ry
     ReportId = 0f7f41b2-1464-4654-8f48-ab69b307c66c
 Error: SetupDiag reports abrupt down-level failure.
 Last Operation: Finalize
 Error: 0xC19001E2 - 0x40024
 LogEntry: 2019-12-04 11:20:14, Error                 MOUPG  CSetupManager::ExecuteCustomScript(11048): Result = 0xC19001E2
 Refer to "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Debug/system-error-codes" for error information.
 Matching Profile found: FindAbruptDownlevelFailure - 55882B1A-DA3E-408A-9076-23B22A0472BD
 SetupDiag version: 1.6.0.0
 System Information:
     Machine Name = Offline
     Manufacturer = 
     Model = 
     HostOSArchitecture = 1033
     FirmwareType = 
     BiosReleaseDate = 
     BiosVendor = 
     BiosVersion = 
     HostOSVersion = 10.0.17134
     HostOSBuildString = 17134.1.amd64fre.rs4_release.180410-1804
     TargetOSBuildString = 10.0.18362.418 (19h1_release_svc_prod1.191005-1654)
     HostOSLanguageId = 
     HostOSEdition = Professional
     RegisteredAV = 
     FilterDrivers = 
     UpgradeStartTime = 12/4/2019 11:19:49 AM
     UpgradeEndTime = 12/4/2019 11:23:43 AM
     UpgradeElapsedTime = 00:03:54
     CV = Uz7DkzXQqEK+G/Ry
     ReportId = 0f7f41b2-1464-4654-8f48-ab69b307c66c
 Error: SetupDiag reports abrupt down-level failure.
 Last Operation: Finalize
 Error: 0xC19001E2 - 0x40024
 LogEntry: 2019-12-04 11:20:14, Error                 MOUPG  CSetupManager::ExecuteCustomScript(11048): Result = 0xC19001E2
 Refer to "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/Debug/system-error-codes" for error information.

At the end of the report, you will find information on the error and sometimes a suggested fix if the error is well-known.

For the error 0xC19001E2, SetupDiagRsults give just information about a setup instruction resulting in the error code 0xC19001E2.
This setup instruction is CSetupManager::ExecuteCustomScript().

This means that the Windows Setup failed to execute a custom action scripts that ran from subfolders in %windir%\System32\update\

So, to fix the Windows 10 update error code 0xC19001E2, delete the content inside “%windir%\System32\update\” path.

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