Visual Studio: Failed update

Question

I have a problem of installing Visual Studio Service Pack 1. Error Code 13EC.

any help?

Answer 1

This happened to me when I was running low on disk space for C:. Clear off some junk and try it again.

Answer 2

Just had the same error when trying to install VS2010 SP1 via Windows Update. I had 57GB of free space on drive C: (and more on the other drive).

When I installed it using the installer, it worked fine: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23691

EDIT: I had the same problem with later versions of Visual Studio (Visual Studio 2012, Visual Studio 2013), when trying to install Service Packs (SP2, SP3). Using the installer, it installed without problems.

Answer 3

I encountered this error with the installation of the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1, and yes, it indicates that you need more space on your drive.

I liberated significant space on my drive by temporarily disabling Windows's Hibernate feature. Use powercfg -H OFF (as an Administrator, of course) to disable the Hibernate feature (delete the hiberfil.sys file). Use powercfg -H ON to restore the feature.