Windows 10: Windows Update failed: Couldn't download updates / Downloads stuck at 0% / Installation...

Hi Support,



I've clean-installed (from scratch) Windows 10 onto my laptop 4 months ago without any problem. But Windows Update process doesn't work from the beginning until now. It can detect new updates, but cannot download them: all downloads stuck at 0% and finally says: Couldn't download updates - restarting device may solve this problem. I can see the error code in History: 0x80240034 with all the items.



I've tried almost all the suggested solutions without any success:

- Windows Update Troubleshooter: cannot identify the issue (says no issue for every check-item)

- update services: set start=auto, stop and restart all of them: wuauserv, bits, cryptsvc, trustedinstaller, msiserver, AppIDSvc

- SoftwareDistribution folder: rename / delete

- DISM.exe: Scanhealth, Checkhealth, Restorehealth: No component store corruption detected.

- sfc /scannow: Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.



So all checking processes say: everything seems fine - but Windows Update still cannot install the updates.



I've no clue what can I do more, help me please!



computer: ASUS X551M

Windows 10 version 1809 (build 17763.195)



Thanks in advance for your help,

Attila

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Downloading updates stuck at 0%


Hello everyone, Windows Update has been stuck at 0% every time I've tried in the last couple of days (see screenshot). These are the two updates available:

• Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3103688).

• Cumulative Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB3105213).

 

Downloading updates stuck at 0%

Please run the Windows Update Troubleshooter:
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9830262
Please provide the exact details of any problem it reports as not fixed.

 

Windows Updates failed to instal

I just did step one and they have just all installed.... thank you so much.... it was quite frustrating having that update window pop up every 5 minutes and failing to instal every time

Thanks mate