How to Delete Downloaded, Failed & Pending Windows Updates [Guide]

How to Delete Downloaded, Failed & Pending Windows Updates [Guide]

There may be times when your Windows Update may give you problems on your Windows 11/10 computer. You may even see Pending Windows Updates which refuse to install for some reason in spite of several attempts. In such cases, you should consider deleting the failed and pending Windows Updates that are downloaded incompletely to your computer and then try to restart installation once again as soon as you restart your computer.

On Windows 10/11, installing cumulative updates can sometimes cause problems, such as failure to install due to file corruption, compatibility, or unknown bugs.

Whatever the reason, if you have problems installing an update or users report issues with a particular rollout, you can delete pending updates to download the package again or skip the update entirely.

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Windows updates are essential for the smooth running of your PC. However, this process is not usually smooth and might require you to delete a failed Windows update before going over it again.

This is important to prevent update errors and other issues while installing the latest patches. In this guide, we have prepared the best ways to remove any incomplete update from your PC.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.

[ahmedfazeen]

Hi there, I have this failed update "Hewlett-Packard - USB - 6/1/2018 12:00:00 AM - 46.2.2631.18152" Install error - 0x80070103" which never goes even though after retrying. How could I remove this? I cannot add a screenshot here

[nathanjamesbaker]

This did not work for me, when I have two failed updates with install error 0x80070103 (which indicates the updates have already been installed). Both failed updates still appear on the list, and instead of giving me an option to check for updates, the only option Windows gives me is to retry the failed updates. It's a neverending loop.

[ChrisWade]

Still have issues:
2021-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB5003169) -Error 0x800f0805
2022-03 Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) -Error 0x800f0805

[montanaguy]

Thank you for this. Was very easy to follow and successful!!