Macbook Air - Combined Update 10.9.4 does not install

I have a 13" Macbook Air, late 2010 Model, currently on OS X 10.9.1 (13B42)
It has 4GB RAM and there is 75GB free memory on the drive.
No "unusual" software is running, just the OS and the usual programs installed (MS Office + Apple Products, Picasa, Safari, Chrome...)
I have not used it in a while but now I want to, so I tried to update the software to the current versions. Everything worked... except for the OS X Update.
The OS X Update Combined 10.9.4 does not install - what happens is:
- I press update, the Mac shuts down and restarts.
- After the restart, the update is still shown in the list and I am still on 10.9.1
- There is no error message or similar. There is also no installation message while the system reboots.
- Also there is no download activity prior to the shutdown so I assume the update-software is already loaded, just not installed.
I already tried just shutting down and restarting, there is no unusual software running etc.
Anybody have the same problem and/or a solution?
Is there any way of "resetting the update", i.e. to download the update again and try to install again?

If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance. You can skip this step if you don't care about the data that hasn't been backed up.
Reinstall the OS.* Your data should be unaffected unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
If you use FileVault 2, then before running the Installer you must launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the FileVault startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) It will be nested below another icon with the same name. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar and enter your login password when prompted. Then quit Disk Utility to be returned to the main Recovery screen.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.

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