How Do I Fix Windows Update?

⏰ Windows Update can get confused or stuck. I'll review ways to fix Windows Update, including what I refer to as the nuclear option.

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Chapters
0:00 Fix Windows Update
0:55 Start with the troubleshooter
2:10 False positives
3:10 Dive into the Command Prompt
5:00 Running batch files
6:00 Finally: fix Windows Update manually
7:45 Running batch files
12:30 What did we just do?

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[esra_erimez]

You have a excellent presentation style.

[mikemoats]

I have the "We couldn't connect to the update service" error message. I suspect it is left over from a bad update from 2021. I tried all of the repair methods that you recommend but had no success. I would update to Windows 11 except that my laptop my processor does not support VBS security on the Intel 7th Gen, Kady Lake processor. But that is another story. I feel you should have mentioned in the video that Windows Update is not the only way to update the computer. I had to use the manual method to get the latest updates. Yes, you need to be careful doing that, but I feel it is better than a complete reinstall of Windows 10. Leo, you have great articles and have been a fantastic help to me. Thank you!!

[TheManFromDonair]

My PC is not compatible with Windows 11 apparently, and I noticed a few months ago that the monthly update is no longer happening for my Windows 10. I consider the Windows update to be fixed in this case, and I'm keeping this PC until it's as relevant as a rotary phone.

[noelpeterson]

I fix the Windows updates with an upgrade install. Works every time. Troubleshooter has never ever worked for me.

[OlettaLiano]

How did I fix Windows updates? I switched to Linux Mint Cinnamon.

[drescherjm]

At work for some unknown reason our company customized installation media for MS Office while installing disabled the "Network List Service" after a reboot. This happened on every single PC we installed. After this service was disabled the Network icon did not show on the task bar. And if you got to the network settings page it would crash in a second or 2. Windows Update would report a failure code while looking for updates. After several hours of trying the troubleshooter / just fix it, SFC /Scannow, DISM ... nothing helped. It took me many hours to find a post about this which lead me to check and see that indeed "Network List Service" was disabled and that reenabling it fixed all of the issues. I then after some testing found out that our Office installer was the cause. I don't know if this was something someone in software licensing did or what but it was quite a frustrating problem.

[SpecialistAim]

The latest windows update causes a blue screen then it uninstalls itself again 01-2024 but 02-2024 hasn't installed yet cause I didn't try it

[SpecialistAim]

Should bitlocker be turned off for a windows update

[regwatson]

The real answer should have been don't try and fix it (the latest update that won't install). It's Microsoft's mess. Let them fix it.

[RocheSchierhout]

Hi, my phone exploded while charging and is completely irreparable. I forgot the password to my email acc and I never added a recovery email. I tried all recovery methods... I still have the same cell number however if I use it as a recovery method they send the confirmation code to my email which I don't have access to. Is there any way could help me please? I desperately need that email back