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Windows Update works for the most part pretty reliable. It is an automated system of Microsoft's Windows operating system that handles the downloading and installing of updates for the operating system. Ntse tata mcgraw hill book pdf.

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At best, it is a silent service that runs in the background; it may ask you to restart the PC every now and then though as that is still required for many updates, and it sometimes may do so without user interaction.

When you run into issues though with updates, you may spend hours or even days figuring out what is going wrong.

I cannot update one of my PCs to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update for instance because of a bluescreen that I get whenever I try to do so.

One of the things that you can try when it comes to updates, is to delete downloaded Windows Update files to start over.

If you suspect that something is wrong with the files, or if you want Windows Update to run a new check for updates to download new versions of updates that were released by Microsoft, then you may find the following tip useful for that.

If you run Windows Insider builds on a PC for instance, you may skip an already downloaded update to a new build to download a newer build and avoid having to update the system multiple times.

How to delete downloaded Windows Update files

It is thankfully pretty easy to delete all cached update files. This works on all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Open the Start Menu (tap on the Windows-key or click on it).
Type services.msc.
Right-click on the result, and select 'run as administrator' from the context menu.
Locate the Service Windows Update. The services listing is sorted alphabetically by default. Click on name to revert the order so that you don't need to scroll as much.
Right-click on the service Windows Update and select Stop from the menu.
Go to C:WINDOWSSoftwareDistributionDownload using Explorer or any third-party file browser. If you navigate to the folder manually, you may need to enable the showing of hidden files first.
1. Do so with a click on File > Change folder and search options.
2. Go to View, and scroll down until you find 'Hidden files and folders' listed.
3. Select 'Show hidden files, folders and drives'.
4. Remove the checkmark from 'Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)'.
5. Click Apply, then OK.
Select all files of the folder. The easiest way to do that is to use Ctrl-A while the folder is active.
Hit the Delete-key on the computer keyboard.
Windows may need administrator privileges to delete certain files. Select 'do this for all current items' and click continue to grant the permissions.
Go back to the Services window.
Right-click on the Windows Update service, and select Start from the list of options.

You can re-run a check for updates once all files have been deleted. Please note that Windows Update will download all updates anew when you clear the update cache. This can lead to Gigabyte large downloads.

Clear the Windows Update cache from the command line

You may purge the Windows Update cache from the command line as well. While you can type the following commands on an elevated command prompt manually, you may create a small batch file as well toautomate the process.

Here is what you need to do:

Tap on the Windows-key to bring up the Start Menu.
Type cmd.exe.
Hold down the Shift-key and the Ctrl-Key before you select the cmd.exe result. This opens an elevated command prompt.
Accept the UAC prompt that Windows displays.
Run the following commands and hit enter after each line:
1. net stop wuauserv
2. cd %Windir%SoftwareDistribution
3. del /f /s /q Download
4. net start wuauserv

The commands explained:

net stop wuauserv -- This stops the Windows Update service.
cd %Windir%SoftwareDistribution -- Switches to the SoftwareDistribution directory of the Windows installation.
del /f /s /q Download -- Deletes the Download folder of the SoftwareDistribution directory with
- /f -- force the removal of read-only files.
- /s -- include files in subdirectories.
- /q -- in quiet mode to surpress prompts.
net start wuauserv -- Starts the Windows Update service.

We have uploaded a batch file to our own server which you may run to execute the commands automatically. You need to right-click on the file and select 'run as administrator' as it requires administrative privileges.

You can download the file with a click on the following link: clear-windows-update-cache.zip

Note that it is supplied as an archive that you do need to extract before you may run it.

Tip: Check out these Windows Update related articles and guides

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AdvertisementThere is no greater Windows 10 controversy than its policy of forced updates. While great in theory, for many users the reality of updates which download and install automatically has been horribly different and the question on many users lips is: How do you stop them?

Now we have an answer: with three potential options. Each has its own pros and cons, so read on to find out which is most suitable for you.

Word of Warning: automatic updates are typically a good thing and I recommend leaving them on in general. As such these methods should primarily be used for preventing a troublesome update from automatically reinstalling (the dreaded crash loop) or stopping a potentially troublesome update from installing in the first place.

Limitations - For Windows 10 Home users there is no way to stop security updates. These are not delivered using the Windows Update Service, but I would not recommend stopping them in any case. The methods below are to give you power over feature and driver updates, less essential areas where I believe users should have control.

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Option 1: Stop The Windows Update Service

As central as it is to the core of Windows 10, Windows Update is actually just another Windows process so it can be stopped with these simple steps:

Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: services.msc and press enter
From the Services list which appears find the Windows Update service and open it
In ‘Startup Type’ (under the ‘General’ tab) change it to ‘Disabled’
Restart

To re-enable Windows Update simply repeat these four steps, but change the Startup Type to ‘Automatic’

Option 2: Setup A Metered Connection

Windows 10 offers users on metered connections a compromise: to save bandwidth Microsoft confirms the operating system will only automatically download and install updates it classifies as ‘Priority’.

While Microsoft doesn’t reveal its method of classification, this does cut down more frivolous updates which typically include new drivers and software features - both of which have already caused stability problems.

Open the Settings app (Win + I)
Open the ‘Network & Internet’ section
Open ‘Wi-Fi’ and click ‘Advanced Options’
Toggle ‘Set as metered connection’ to ‘On’

Note: If your PC uses an Ethernet cable to connect to the Internet the Metered Connection option will be disabled as it works with Wi-Fi connections only (silly I know).

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Option 3: Group Policy Editor

This is a halfway house: the group policy editor will notify you about new updates without automatically installing them (how previous generations of Windows always worked) - though again security updates will still install automatically.

Note: Windows 10 Home users have to sit this one out, it is only for Windows 10 Education, Pro and Enterprise editions.

Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: gpedit.msc and press enter
Navigate to: Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Update
Open this and change the Configure Automatic Updates setting to ‘2 - Notify for download and notify for install’
Open the Settings app (Win + I) and navigate to -> Update and Security -> Windows Updates. Click ‘Check for updates’ which applies the new configuration setting
Restart

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Alternatively for Windows 10 users without group policy access:

Open the Run command (Win + R), in it type: regedit and press enter
Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsWindowsUpdateAU
In there create a ‘32-bit DWORD’ value called ‘AuOptions’ and under ‘Value Data’ type 2 and click ‘OK’
Open the Settings app (Win + I) and navigate to -> Update and Security -> Windows Updates. Click ‘Check for updates’ which applies the new configuration setting
Restart

Interestingly Microsoft also provides a fourth, slightly different option that is worth considering…

The Show/Hide Tool

Strangely the so-called ‘Show/Hide Tool’ is not part of Windows 10 nor can it be found through Windows Update. Instead it can be downloaded from Microsoft here.

Unlike the three options above, the Show/Hide Tool is not proactive so it doesn’t stop any automatic updates from downloading and installing. Instead it allows you to ‘Hide’ an update from Windows 10 so if you uninstall it Windows Update will not try to reinstall it automatically.

This is very useful if a particular update is causing your system problems. Then again the Show/Hide Tool doesn’t work with Priority Updates.

Windows 10 Show/Hide Tool - image credit Antony Leather

Time To See Sense

Of course - handy as they are - what all these options illustrate is a need for Microsoft to get with reality.

The fact Windows 10 updates itself automatically by default is largely a good thing, but every equivalent from rival desktop OSes and mobile OSes to web browsers all offer the choice to proactively disable updates if preferred.

For Windows 10 whether this comes in the form of pre-install update notifications (which can be toggled on or off) or more granular control over each individual update, doesn’t really matter. There needs to be at least the option of greater control.

Until then these workarounds are all you have…

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There is no greater Windows 10 controversy than its policy of forced updates. While great in theory, for many users the reality of updates which download and install automatically has been horribly different and the question on many users lips is: How do you stop them?

Now we have an answer: with three potential options. Each has its own pros and cons, so read on to find out which is most suitable for you.