A couple of weeks ago, it attempted to install the KB5012170 security update[1]. Each time, the update fails, complaining about "...[I] have less than 500 MB in system reserved partition." (error code: 0x800f0922). That is true enough, there is no system reserved partition on this computer.

Each install failure results in a crash in reboot, requires restoring system to the state previous to the install, and then the cycle repeats. I have not found a good way to block this update and/or move past it somehow and install 22H2 just for the sake of it.

The intarwebs is full of fix attempts that do not apply to a BIOS booting laptop with no secure boot setup.

I am wondering if anyone else here ran into this issue (not a common setup by any means) or if they know a way where a I can cleanly ignore this upgrade. The computer is not joined to a domain and it is set up with a local account only.

[1]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5012170-security-update-for-secure-boot-dbx-august-9-2022-72ff5eed-25b4-47c7-be28-c42bd211bb15