Windows 10: Windows 10 update stuck at 25%

windows update is stuck for months on 25%, is this problem known? or is there a way to reset it?

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windows 10 update download stuck at 25%

Hi Thomas,



Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Let me help you.



I suggest you to perform the following troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.



Method 1. Try to run windows update troubleshooter.

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  Try to go in Control Panel and try to search for troubleshooting.
  
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  Under troubleshooting select windows update.
  
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  Try to run it.
  
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  Follow the on screen instructions.
  

Method 2: Reset Windows Update Components

I suggest you to manually reset the Windows Updates Components. Refer to the steps below to reset the Windows Updates Components:

1. Press Windows Key + X on the keyboard and then select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the menu.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.



I hope the information helps. If you need any further assistance, please feel free to contact us again. We will be happy to assist you.

 

windows 10 update download stuck at 25%

Original Title: windows 10 update download

I just bought a computer with windows 10 and it was downloading updates when it got stuck on one update at 26%. What can I do?

 

Hi Catman155, Welcome to Ten Forums. This is from the tutorial forum. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2...dows-10-a.html . Hope it helps.