Windows 10 has been recently launched and many users have started using this Operating system. Here the update procedure is very easy as it is updated automatically. Along with the positive aspects it has the negative side as well; when the user tries to download the Windows 10 KB3087040 update then there are chances that the user may get an error 0x80004005. Generally while performing this update it destroys the security vulnerability that is present in Flash player of the internet explorer. The users are unable to download as it fails during the update process. You may get the following error messages on the screen:

“There were problems installing some updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 for x64/x32 based Systems (KB3087040) – Error 0x80004005”

Common Reasons behind getting 0x80004005 error:

The reason behind getting this error is due to any of the following reasons, the user has logged into the computer with user profile that has rights of the administer, antivirus or backup program is interferes with the operating system, a file that Windows Product Activation that requires manual modifications.

Solutions to Fix Windows 10 security update KB3087040 Fail during download

In order to fix this problem you have to manually download as well as install this update rather than using Windows Update. In this way you can update it without any error or other issues. According to the architecture of your PC you have to download and update it from any of the link mentioned below: it order to make sure of the architecture you can manually check it by right clicking on the icon of MY PC and then from the properties.

x86: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2015/09/windows10.0-kb3087040-x86_86b760ce3097391e6896df374d69aff46b769b02.msu

x64: http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2015/09/windows10.0-kb3087040-x64_ad0f78efb7b122fa9472dbb8050c4f358aceab49.msu

After upgrading how to speed up Windows 10 PC:

You would generally notice that the performance of the PC becomes slow after upgrading your PC to Windows 10 OS or after downloading any Windows 10 update. This can be fixed with the help of Windows 10 PC cleaner tool.  Using this software you can effectively and efficiently increase the performance of your PC.