PROBLEM:
Patching SharePoint Foundation 2010 is a two-step process. The updated binaries are first installed and then psconfig must be run to update the SharePoint databases. This is discussed in the following content:
SOLUTION:
In order to update the SharePoint databases, you must manually run the PSconfig utility. To run the utility:
1. Open an Administrative command prompt.
2. Change directory to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\BIN
3. Run PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures
If the below process fails with the following error:
"Configuration of SharePoint Products failed. Configuration must be performed before you use SharePoint Products. For further details, see the diagnostic log located at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\LOGS\PSCDiagnostics***.log and the application event log. " in Both Wizard and Powershell.
Run this command:
stsadm -o setproperty -pn command-line-upgrade-running -pv Yes
Then run the original command again:
PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -force -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures