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How To Fix Windows Update Patching Issues
If your running into some problems with windows Update and Patching, here are a few options you can take to fix the issue.
Option 1:
- Disable everything antivirus.
- Reinstall patches through windows update if that does not work move to step 3
- Manually download the path that is having an issue from http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/home.aspx
Option 2:
- Log in as local administrator
- Run disk cleanup. Click on Cleanup System Files. Make sure All files are selected.
- we will now create a .bat file
- open notepad
- type the script
- @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 - save to desktop as wureset.bat
- Run the .bat file as administrator.
- Manually download the path that is having an issue from http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/home.aspx
Option 3:
Use a 3rd party tool to update windows. http://download.wsusoffline.net/
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