Sunday, October 18, 2015

Windows Update Tips - Clearing Windows Update History or...Everthing

At time Windows Update can become stuck or unstable.  Here's s few tips on troubleshooting Windows Update (I'm using Windows 7 as my reference).

Clearing Download Cache
Stop Service:
   net stop wuauserv
Delete only the %windir%\Software Distribution\Download folder

Resetting Windows Update History
Stop service:
   net stop wuauserv
Delete Entire %windir%\Software Distribution Folder

Resetting all Windows Update Components (The Nuclear Option)
Stop all Windows Update related services:
   net stop bits
   net stop wuauserv
   net stop appidsvc
   net stop cryptsvc

Some References on Windows Updates
Microsoft.com: How do I reset Windows Update components?