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Running DISM and SFC scansĪs it turns out, the number one cause that will lead to your system’s failure to install the KB2876229 update for Skype is some type of system file corruption. However, if these two utilities are not capable of fixing the issue automatically, you can probably circumvent the Windows update entirely by uninstalling the desktop application conventionally and then installing the latest version manually (from the official page). In the majority of cases, affected users have managed to fix this issue by resolving any instance of system file corruption with DISM and SFC scans. In most cases, it’s reported to occur after an unexpected machine shutdown or after an AV scan ended up affecting quarantining some files belonging to the Windows Update component. Skype Error Code 666Īs it turns out, this particular issue is caused by some type of system file corruption. In the majority of cases, this problem is reported on Windows 7. The error code that comes up is either 666 or 667. Some Windows users are reporting that they’re system is unable to install a pending Windows update for Skype ( KB2876229).