Difference between revisions of "Windows Update Stuck and Not Processing Updates"
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| + | sc config wuauserv start=disabled | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 23 February 2020
Windows Update often needs a swift kick in the pants. Paste this script into an admin-command promt, and it will reset the software cache folders, verify the updates source.
net stop wuauserv net stop cryptSvc net stop bits net stop msiserver cd c:\windows\ ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old cd c:\windows\system32 ren catroot2 Catroot2.old wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow REG QUERY "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" sc config wuauserv start=auto @RD /S /Q c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution.old @RD /S /Q c:\windows\system32\Catroot2.old
Occasionally you get a server that refuses to stop the wuauserv process, so it needs a reboot with the service disabled, and try the above again
sc config wuauserv start=disabled shutdown -r -f -t 00
