Resetting Windows Update Components Manually
- Type Command Prompt in the search bar and run it with administrator privileges.
- Kill the following services: MSI Installer, Windows Update Services, BITS, and Cryptographic by copying and pasting the commands below. Make sure you click Enter after each one.
net stop msiserver net stop wuauserv net stop bits net stop cryptSvc
- Rename the Catroot2 and Software Distribution folders. You can do this more easily by copying the following commands in the Command Prompt:
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
- Start the MSI Installer, Windows Update Services, BITS, and Cryptographic services again by copying and pasting the commands below one after another.
net start wuauserv net start cryptSvc net start bits net start msiserver
- Restart your computer after this and check to see if your problem is solved.