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7/2/2013 | 6:54:40 PM
Most of the time that updates fail, it is because of Registry or file access issues. I have much less trouble with updates installing correctly by rebooting the system and logging in as an administrator prior to running the updates. It's not such a big deal since it is generally only once a month. On larger Domain based client's - using WSUS to manage updating generally works well for me. Again, we'll trigger a reboot in the middle of the night prior to running the updates.
I think the OP does have one valid point though. And that is that MS will be under a lot of scrutiny about the quality of their updates as they move to a more fast and furious release cycle. We shall see.