Windows updates keep your system up-to-date. But, there are some instances where the latest updates can be glitchy or cause more problems. So, if your Windows update isn’t working properly as well, it may be because of corrupt update components. You may also encounter a repair required error notifying you that the update component is configured incorrectly.
In this case, you may try resetting the Windows update component. We will guide you through the resetting process through this article.
How to Reset Windows Update Components Manually
you may reset the Windows update agent from the command prompt with administrator privileges. This will alsoreset any pending installsand you will have to download all update files again.
Just follow these simple steps:
If none of the above fixes work, you might have to reset every update component manually. Here is the step-by-step guide for the process:
Stop Windows Services
We first have to stop some active services to go through with the updating. The Background Intelligent transfer service (BITS) deals with network andbandwidth allocationfor Windows updates. The Windows Update service is responsible for updating the Windows system.
Similarly, the Cryptographic service (cryptsvc) retrieves root certificates from the update. Stopping such services will prevent any interruptions during the process.
We also recommend stopping Application Identity service (appidsvc). This service enforces applocker policies, which are also updated by some security updates. So, not stopping this process can also interrupt the process.
Follow these steps to disable all the services:
Delete the Existing Update Files
The downloaded updatefiles may be corruptas well, causing minor errors. We will delete/rename the previous download file so that Windows can redownload the whole update, potentially solving any bugs in the previous update files.
you may skip the following step if you’re trying this for the first time. The following option should be treated as a last resort as this may cause other issues in the future. Copy and execute the following commands to reset the BITS service, and Windows updates the service’s security access control lists(ACLs) to their default values.
Re-register Windows Update Files
