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WU_E_EE_INVALID_ATTRIBUTEDATA
WU_E_EE_INVALID_ATTRIBUTEDATA means an attribute in update applicability metadata cannot be interpreted by the expression evaluator. It is a metadata-validation issue, not a driver installation result.
What to check
- Identify the update revision and attribute named in the preceding log entries.
- Check whether only one source or package family is affected.
- For managed catalogs, repair the published metadata instead of modifying device registry values to make an expression pass.
Applicability rules consume typed metadata
Windows Update metadata contains applicability rule elements and metadata used by those rules. The MS-WUSP product-behavior schema shows examples for MSI, MSP, and driver applicability checks; those checks depend on structured metadata rather than a free-form description. An invalid attribute value can therefore prevent detection before any update handler or installer is invoked.
Capture the update identity, revision, service GUID, and the preceding evaluator event. If the same revision fails on multiple devices, investigate the publishing or synchronization source. If only one device fails, compare client version and the local metadata state with a known-good machine. Editing registry values merely to satisfy an unknown expression risks changing applicability without fixing the malformed metadata.
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