- #Delete pending updates windows 10 install#
- #Delete pending updates windows 10 update#
- #Delete pending updates windows 10 mods#
- #Delete pending updates windows 10 software#
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#Delete pending updates windows 10 software#
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Catroot is a folder that should not be deleted or renamed, however, it is possible to restore the catroot 2 folder simply by deleting it, as it will be automatically created by Windows if needed.
#Delete pending updates windows 10 update#
Catroot and catroot 2 are two folders required for the Windows update process and where the signatures of the update package to be installed are stored. In case we come across an error because some files are in use, we have to proceed to restart the computer, run the previous commands from the command prompt and do the removal of all files and folders in SoftwareDistribution.Īfter completely emptying this folder, we restart the computer and restart Windows Update and Smart Transfer Services by running the commands: net start wuauserv et net start bits, from the command prompt.Īnother thing that can help us clear pending updates or with Windows Update error is to reset catroot 2 folder. Once this is done we can go to the folder C: \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution and delete all files and folders in it.
To eliminate this content, from the Win + X menu we open a Command Prompt window with administrator permissions and let's execute the following commands: net stop wuauerv et net stop bits, which will be responsible for stopping the Windows Update service and the Smart Transfer service running in the background.
#Delete pending updates windows 10 install#
It is also convenient to delete pending updates, delete all the contents of the SoftwareDistribution folder, a folder that we can find under the Windows folder and which is used by the system to temporarily store files that may be needed to install the Windows update on the computer. For this we go to the folders C: \ Windows \ WinSxS, let's find the file pending.xml et let's delete the OR let's rename le. This way Windows Update will delete the pending tasks and create a new update check. The next thing to do is delete the pending.xml file or rename it. This will open a file explorer in the path C: \ Users \ User \ AppData \ Local \ Temp, where we just need to select whatever we have and delete it. To do this, we open a Windows Run window, Win + R, type% temp% and press Enter. To remove pending, downloaded, or failed updates in Windows the first thing we can do is to delete the contents of the temporary system folder. Steps to remove pending, downloaded, or failed updates in Windows