How to Restart Windows Update if It Does Not Make Download Progress in Windows

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Restart your computer.

   Click the Start button, then click Power, after, click Restart.
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   Step 2: Log into an administrator's account.

   , Click the Start button, type services.msc, then press ↵ Enter after it finishes searching. , Find Background Intelligent Transfer Service, right click it, then click Stop. , Find Windows Update, right click it, then click Stop. , Press ⊞ Win+R. ,, Press Ctrl+A to select all of the files in the folder, then press ⇧ Shift+Delete and click Yes to permanently delete the files. , In the Services.msc window, right click Background Intelligent Transfer Service and click Start, then right click Windows Update and click Start. , Open Windows Update then check for updates.
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   Step 3: Open Services.msc.

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   Step 4: Stop the Background Intelligent Transfer Service service.

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   Step 5: Stop the Windows Update service.

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   Step 6: Open the Run dialog.

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   Step 7: Type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution and click OK.

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   Step 8: Delete everything in the folder that opens.

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   Step 9: Restart services previously stopped.

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    Step 10: Download the updates again.

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