How to Troubleshoot and Fix Windows Update

[Britec]

Windows Update is very important to keep your computer security patches updated and fix any bugs. If you have a problem with Windows updates or it has stopped working you need to fix it as soon as possible to stop your computer from becoming vulnerable to any security holes or bugs they need patching, Windows can also become very unstable with the latest Windows updates.

I will show you how to troubleshoot and repair most Windows Update problems. When Windows Update is broken it will give error codes, its these error codes or BSOD which can help solve issues with Windows Update.



in the video below I will show you how to Fix Windows 10 Update Error Code 0x80070652. But you can use this method to fix and resolve other Windows Update error codes.


There are other things you can try to fix Windows Updates, but that's another video.


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Open note and copy contents below and save as WUReset.bat

Code:

@ECHO OFF
echo Simple Script to Reset / Clear Windows Update
echo.
PAUSE
echo.
attrib -h -r -s %windir%\system32\catroot2
attrib -h -r -s %windir%\system32\catroot2\*.*
net stop wuauserv
net stop CryptSvc
net stop BITS
ren %windir%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.old
ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution sold.old
ren "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\application data\Microsoft\Network\downloader" downloader.old
net Start BITS
net start CryptSvc
net start wuauserv
echo.
echo Task completed successfully...
echo.
PAUSE

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[Timster]

Good info Brian