I tried to enter Safe Mode, but apparently my BIOS doesn't honor the F8 key, which needs the Fn shift. I didn't learn until later the other methods to enter Safe Mode. The first time, wuauserv wouldn't stop. After a reboot NOT Safe Mode I tried to stop it and it wasn't started yet, as it turned out. Various other steps worked, or didn't work, maybe depending on timing. For example, when I tried to rename Catroot2, I got "Access is denied. Once it was stopped, the rename worked. The last command in the sequence, "net start msiserver" failed, eventually saying something like "the process didn't respond. But then the "net start" command worked.

Go figure. So, Microsoft Update is working again. But PLEASE, PLEASE tell me that a fix is in the works for this problem! Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 3 people found this reply helpful. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Replies 30 . Previous Next. Hello, Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community. Method 1: Reset Windows update components. Stop the BITS , Cryptographic , MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt.

net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver Now rename the SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folder. You can do this by typing the following commands in the Command Prompt. Type the following commands in the Command Prompt for this. Press the ENTER key after you type each command. net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver 5. Replies 3 . I can see that the updates wont proceed in downloading. bak Net Start bits Net Start wuauserv Net Start appidsvc Net Start cryptsvc 2. Restart your device and check if you'll be able to Update. Look for WUServer and WIStatusServer in the right pane. If it's there delete them. Open Settings 2. Click the Recovery tab.

Look for Advanced Startup then hit Restart now. Let it complete the process and see if Windows will be repaired. Click the "Download tool now" button. Once downloaded run the MediaCreationTool exe file. Accept the terms. Select Create an installation media, then hit Next. Proceed with the prompts. Type Y. Tips: There are some files maybe you cannot delete, do not worry about it, rebooting the computer. After the computer restarted, follow above steps to delete these remaining files again. In Administrator: Command Prompt, type net start wuauserv , then press Enter. After that, system will enable the Windows update service. And wait several seconds, it will remind you that the Windows Update service was started successfully. And it will never stuck again. Because your Windows 10 update does not stuck, so you can update the Windows 10 smoothly, but if you are not satisfied with the new updates, you can uninstall the Windows 10 update. Chances is Windows 10 update still gets stuck now.

On this occasion, why not try to drive this downloading process out of the loop automatically. In terms of this goal, Advanced SystemCare allows you to check for updated automatically whenever there are any available updates and it also makes you download Windows 10 updates from other PCs other than Microsoft. Download , install and run Advanced SystemCare. Under Toolbox , click MyWin10 to let Advanced SystemCare install it on your PC straightly. In this case, Windows 10 will automatically update itself and it will not hit upon any network issues or any other problems. And your PC can also download the updates from other PCs not necessarily from Microsoft only. And you can view the picture tutorial from here. In the update history lists, choose the updates you want to uninstall, double-click it to uninstall or right-click it and select uninstall to uninstall it.

Windows 10 updates will also update the new driver for hardware devices. But sometimes, especially after the creator updates, you will find there is one or more devices cannot work properly or some of its functions missing. And when you check the device manager, you can find devices with yellow exclamation, so you need to fix the driver issue by yourself. You can use device manager or use Driver Booster to update drivers automatically. Fixed: Windows Update Error 0xb4. What to Do When Windows 10 Deactivated Itself after Update.

Join , subscribers and get a daily digest of news, geek trivia, and our feature articles. By submitting your email, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. For the most part, Windows Update works silently in the background. It downloads updates automatically, installs the ones it can, and saves others to install when you restart Windows. But sometimes it breaks and stops working. Fix Windows Update with a Troubleshooter on Windows 11 Fix Windows Update with a Troubleshooter on any Version of Windows Fix Windows Update by Deleting Its Cache Manually Windows 7: Update the Windows Update Service Windows 7: Get the Convenience Rollup Windows 7, 8, or Download Updates Manually WSUS Offline Update Download Updates from Microsoft Manually. Windows includes a built-in troubleshooter that may be able to help fix a stuck update. The troubleshooter will check for problems that could cause Windows Update to fail — like incorrect security settings, missing or corrupted files, or problems with services.

All modern versions of Windows use the same troubleshooter, but the process for accessing it varies slightly between Windows versions. Other Troubleshooters collects most of the troubleshooters Windows comes with into one location. This troubleshooter is available on Windows 7, 8, 10, and It is accessible through the Control Panel in all versions of Windows as of March Giving the tool administrative privileges helps ensure that it can delete files in the download cache. The troubleshooter works through its process and then lets you know whether it could identify and fix the problem. Most of the time, the troubleshooter can successfully remove a stuck update from the queue. Go ahead and try running Windows Update again. RELATED: How to Boot Into Safe Mode on Windows 10 or 8 The Easy Way. Start off by booting Windows into Safe Mode. Of course, if you want, you could also take some time to add Safe Mode to the Windows boot menu to make it easier in the future.

At the Command Prompt, type the following command and then hit Enter to stop the Windows Update service. Go ahead and leave the Command Prompt window open. Delete all the files in the folder. Windows Update will recreate what it needs the next time you run it. Return to the Command Prompt window, type the following, and hit Enter:. When the service has restarted, you can close Command Prompt and restart Windows into normal mode. Give Windows Update another try and see if your problem has been fixed. RELATED: Where to Download Windows 10, 8. This occurs even if you install Windows 7 from a disc or USB drive with Service Pack 1 integrated, which you should. Microsoft has now provided official instructions about how to fix this problem. According to Microsoft, this problem occurs because Windows Update itself needs an update, creating a bit of a catch If the latest updates to Windows Update are installed, the process should work better. First, open Windows Update.

RELATED: How Do I Know if I'm Running bit or bit Windows? After it restarts, Microsoft says you should wait ten to twelve minutes to allow the process to finish. According to Microsoft, this should have fixed your problems and Windows Update should now work normally without any long delays. RELATED: How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft's Convenience Rollup. This is essentially Windows 7 Service Pack 2 in all but name. It bundles together a large number of updates that would take a very long time to install normally. This package includes updates released from February all the way to May 16, To speed up the updating of a new Windows 7 system, download the convenience rollup and install it rather than waiting for Windows Update. There will be much fewer updates to install via Windows Update after you install this, so the process should be much faster.

Check out our instructions on installing the Convenience Rollup here. This tool will download available Windows Update packages from Microsoft and install them. Run it once, have it download those updates and install them, and Windows Update should work normally afterward. This has worked for us in the past when none of the other solutions did. Download WSUS Offline Update , extract it to a folder, and run the UpdateGenerator. exe application. Wait for the updates download. After the tool finishes installing the updates, Windows Update should work normally again.

This should hopefully become a bit easier in the future. In October , Microsoft announced that it was making changes to the way Windows 7 and 8. Microsoft plans to release fewer small updates and more bundles of large updates. It will also begin combining previous updates into a monthly update rollup. This will mean fewer individual updates to install, and updating newly installed Windows 7 systems should become faster over time. You first need to find out what updates have been released for your operating system. The first result is probably the one you want — it should be exactly the same as your search term. The update history page displays every update that has been issued for the operating system on the left-hand side.

Clicking one will give you more detailed information about what precisely the update does, when it was issued, and if it has any installation requirements. As of March , there are no AMD or Intel ARM-based CPUs , so if it is made by either of them, you can safely use the x64 update. If you see Qualcomm, you definitely need the ARM update. Click the file name in the popup to begin the download, and then wait — Windows updates are regularly several hundred megabytes, so it might take a few minutes. Once the installation is complete you need to restart your computer for the update to take effect. There are new vulnerabilities discovered every day, and keeping Windows updated is one of the best things you can do to protect yourself.

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Method 1: Reset Windows update components. Wait for the updates download. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 18 people found this reply helpful. The current drive does not support a specific disk operation. It is accessible through the Control Panel in all versions of Windows as of March

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