= Fix Windows Update = == Fix Windows Update == {{{ net stop wuauserv net stop cryptsvc Now, open File Explorer, navigate to C:\ Windows and locate the SoftwareDistribution folder. Delete the folder. Open Command Prompt again in administrator mode. Type the below-mentioned commands and press enter. It will start the Windows Update Service. net start cryptsvc OR net stop bits net stop wuauserv net stop appidsvc net stop cryptsvc Del "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*.*" rmdir %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution /S /Q rmdir %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 /S /Q regsvr32.exe /s atl.dll regsvr32.exe /s urlmon.dll regsvr32.exe /s mshtml.dll netsh winsock reset netsh winsock reset proxy net start bits net start wuauserv net start appidsvc net start cryptsvc }}}