Windows 10: How to stop Windows from trying to download updates

Hi

I have new PC running W10 Home and I have installed and activated Office XP on it.

Windows Update is trying to install updates for Office XP but they will
not download and a "TRY AGAIN" link comes up up when I click on it
Windows tries for a few seconds then the message comes back.

How do I stop Windows from trying to download them?

There are a lot of updates pending but these ones are preventing
progress.

Any help or advice appreciated

Cheers

Daniel

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Windows Update in Windows 10 stopped downloading an update 95% complete and won't finish the download.

Hello,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

From your issue description, I understand that you are facing issue with Windows updates. Not to worry, I am here to help you with this issue.

As an initial troubleshooting step, I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.

I suggest you to run the Windows Update troubleshooter and check if it helps.

1. Click on search bar next to Start Menu.

2. Type “Troubleshooting” without the quotes and click on
Troubleshooting.

3. Click on View All on the left panel of the screen.

4. Click on Windows Update

5. Click on Next and follow the prompts to run the troubleshooter. Restart the PC and check.

If the above steps doesn't work, try the below automatic Windows troubleshooter
and check if it helps.

Troubleshoot problems with installing updates
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/troubleshoot-problems-installing-updates#1TC=windows-10

If the above steps doesn't work, try the below.

I would suggest you to manually reset the Windows update components and check if it helps.

Reset Windows update components.

Resetting Windows Update Components will fix corrupt Windows Update Components and help you to install the Windows Updates. Please follow the below steps to reset the Windows Updates Components manually:

• Press Windows Key + X on the keyboard and then select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the menu.
• Stop the BITS, Cryptographic,
  MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. To do this, type the following commands at a command prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.
  
  • net stop wuauserv
  • net stop cryptSvc
  • net stop bits
  • net stop msiserver
• Now rename the SoftwareDistribution and
  Catroot2 folder. You can do this by typing the following commands in the Command Prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.
  
  • ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
  • ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
• Now, let’s restart the BITS, Cryptographic,
  MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services. Type the following commands in the Command Prompt for this. Press the
  ENTER key after you type each command.
  • net start wuauserv
  • net start cryptSvc
  • net start bits
  • net start msiserver

5. Type Exit in the Command Prompt to close it.

Now you may try running the Windows Updates and check if the above steps resolve the issue.

For reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971058

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incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry,
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How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Windows 10 Apps from the store wont download

Hi Sumon,

Sorry for the delay in response.

• Do you face this issue only with these apps?
• Did you try downloading other apps?
• Did you try stopping these apps and then downloading it again?

We would suggest you to try the steps mentioned in the link

• Type troubleshooting in the search
  box and hit Enter.
• Click View all from the left pane and select Windows store apps.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and check.

If the steps don't work try these steps:

Try to reset the Windows store and check.

• Press Win + R on the keyboard to open run Window.
• Type wsreset.exe to reset the Windows store cache.

Hope this information helps.