1. Reset Windows Update Component
Since most of the Windows update error occurs due to corrupted Windows update files, stopped Windows update services, and incorrect registry entries, we will start with resetting the Windows update component. You will have to download the batch file, which contains all the commands to restart necessary Windows update services, rename the folders that store Windows update files, and configure registry entries. After running the batch file, you will have to run the Windows update utility to download the Windows update files into the software distribution folder.
2. Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter
In Windows, you will find troubleshooters for every component, such as Windows Update, Windows Store, Network adapters, and among others. Windows update troubleshooter allows you to fix problems regarding Windows update components automatically. To run the Windows update troubleshooter:
3. Run SFC and DISM Commands
If the error is still not fixed, it must be due to Windows system files because we have tried resetting the Windows update component, which has not worked for. To restore the Windows system files, we will use SFC and DISM commands. SFC or System File Checker is a command line utility that is used to restore the corrupted system files from the cache folder located in %WinDir%\System32\dllcache. Meanwhile, the DISM or Deployment Image Servicing and Management contains the list of commands that are used to repair Windows images along with other various things. To run these commands, follow the steps:
4. Enable Windows update services to start automatically
Windows detects, installs, and downloads its updates using Windows update services. Hence, If they are set to disable, you won’t be able to update your Windows. Therefore, it is important to enable your Windows update services to start automatically.
5. Download Windows Update from Catalog
If the error persists, you should try to download the Windows update from the catalog. It is a Microsoft website that contains all the Windows updates released so far. To download the Windows update manually, follow the steps:
6. Hide Windows Update
In some cases, updating Windows is not necessary. You can skip the update because it can be a faulty update. To hide the update, download Microsoft Show or Hide Updates Troubleshooter, which is used to ignore faulty updates that are causing issues with the system. To do so, follow the steps:
7. Restore Windows to the Previous State, then try updating Windows
If updating Windows is necessary for you, you can try restoring your Windows to a previous version, then try updating your Windows. This will restore your system files, drivers, and registry files to the state when you have created a restore point. Hence, if there is a problem with your system files causing a Windows update error, restoring Windows to a previous state will fix it. This can be done by the System Restore utility, which takes a snapshot of system files along with drivers and registry files and saves it into a restore point, so the user can restore it if something bad happens. However, the restore point should be created when you were not facing any errors on your Windows. To use a System Restore utility: You can also reset your Windows, but we don’t recommend it because it is possible that you are trying to install a faulty update. If that’s the case, then there is nothing you can do as the update is delivered from the Microsoft server, but you can except hide the update and wait for the next one.
