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Windows 10 differs from previous versions of the OS in that when downloading the next service pack, along with fixing existing shortcomings and adding new functions, as a rule, new problems and errors appear in the process of its functioning. But today we will consider what should be done if Windows 10 updates are not downloaded due to the stop of the update center or problems with its functioning, which was inherent in Windows 8 before the release of a large-scale update under revision 8.1.

The proposed material will tell you what to do when updates on Windows 10 are not downloaded or their download is interrupted, having familiarized yourself with the causes of the problem, how to solve it and other options for updating the "dozens" without affecting the Update Center.

An app to get rid of problems with Windows 10 update

The very first thing that needs to be done is to use the application to troubleshoot problems that arise while downloading updates for the top ten. Moreover, in the new version of the OS, the utility has become much more efficient.

1. Runs the tool through a Control Panel applet called "Troubleshoot" when you see window items as "Icons".

2. Find the subsection "System / Security" and click on the link "Troubleshooting through Windows Update".

As a result, "ten" will launch a program to identify and troubleshoot problems that prevent the search and download of updates for Windows 10.

After scanning is complete, some of the problem factors may be resolved automatically and without prompting. For the rest, you will have to click "Apply fix" or "Skip fix" to find other issues or complete the wizard.

At the end of the utility's work, information about the detected and fixed problems will appear, as well as problems that could not be fixed in automatic mode.

4. Click "Close" and restart Windows 10.

5. Run the Update Center and check if the detected updates are downloaded if the center is started.

There is also a Background Intelligent Transfer Service BITS tool in the Troubleshooting section. Try to search for problems using this service, the likelihood that it will become a lifeline is small, but it is.

Clearing the update cache manually

It happens that the troubleshooting utility does not cope with the task of clearing the cache, and it has to be done manually. This is done as follows.

1. We deactivate the Internet connection.

This is best done programmatically through the network icon in the taskbar.

2. Call the command line with administrator privileges (via the Win → X menu or the Start context menu).

3. One by one we enter and execute the chain of commands by means of Enter:

• net stop wuauserv - reset the Windows Update service - if it is impossible to stop the service, repeat the command after restarting the computer;
• net stop bits - disable the background transfer service.

4. Without closing the command line windows, go to the "Windows" directory and delete the "SoftwareDistribution" folder from it.

5. Return to the command line and execute the commands: net start bits and net start wuauserv.

6. We connect to the Internet and check if the detected updates are downloaded through the Update Center.

Download offline updates for Windows 10 using the official method

Microsoft has provided the ability to download, and for users who do not have the Internet, its traffic is limited or the Update Center is not functioning properly, as in this case. You will need the Windows Update Minitool utility here.

2. If this is done using IE, click on the link "Internet Explorer" (consider it as an example), otherwise, click on "Microsoft Download Center".

3. Enter the update code that you want to download for offline installation and click "Add".

The system will automatically detect the bitness of your OS, and if the file does not contain information about the bitness, it is intended for x86.

4. Click on the "View Cart" button.

5. When you have finished adding the required files, click "Load".

Downloading updates using an external utility

Users of the forum.ru-board.com forum created a portable program called Windows Update Minitool, which uses the Update Center to function, but surpasses it in functionality.

1. Download the utility, unpack the downloaded archive and run the program.
2. Click "Refresh" to get information about the latest updates.

• installation of selected updates;
• copying links to cab files to the clipboard for later downloading updates via a browser or download manager.

In this way, you can update Windows 10 when the Update Center is not working, the computer does not have access to the Internet, or wireless Internet with limited traffic is used.

Other problems

In addition to the methods described above to update the top ten, the following points should be taken into account:

• if you are using an antivirus program with a built-in firewall or a separate firewall, try disabling traffic filtering or the functioning of network security programs and try updating again;
• check the contents of the hosts file - it is possible that the address from which updates are downloaded is blocked;
• check your wireless settings to see if "Metered Connection" is enabled.

And be sure to make sure that you did not deactivate the automatic update of Windows 10, which caused the inability to download files for updating the "dozens".

One of the common problems for Windows 10 users is stopping or inability to download updates through the update center. However, the problem was present in previous versions of the OS as well.

In this article - what to do and how to fix the situation when updates are not downloaded in Windows 10, or the download stops at a certain percentage, about the possible causes of the problem and about alternative download methods bypassing the update center.

Windows Update Troubleshooter

The first thing to try is to use the official Windows 10 update download troubleshooter, and it appears to be more efficient than previous versions of the OS.

You can find it in the "Control Panel" - "Troubleshoot" (or "Find and fix problems" if you view the control panel in the form of categories).

At the bottom of the window, under System and Security, select Troubleshoot with Windows Update.

The utility will start to find and fix problems that prevent downloading and installing updates, you just have to click the "Next" button. Some of the fixes will be applied automatically, some will require confirmation "Apply this fix", as in the screenshot below.

After the check is completed, you will see a report on what problems were found, what was fixed, and what could not be fixed. Close the utility window, restart your computer and check if updates are being downloaded.

Optional: Under the Troubleshooting section under All Categories, there is also a BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service troubleshooting utility. Try also to start it, as if the specified service fails, problems with downloading updates are also possible.

Manual clearing of Windows 10 update cache

Although the troubleshooting utility also tries to perform the steps that will be described later, it does not always succeed. In this case, you can try clearing the update cache yourself.

1. Disconnect from the Internet.
2. Run the command line as administrator (through the menu of the right click on the "Start" button. And in order, enter the following commands.
3. net stop wuauserv(if you see a message that the service could not be stopped, try restarting your computer and running the command again)
4. net stop bits
5. After that, go to the folder C: \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution \ and clear its contents. Then go back to the command line and enter the following two commands in order.
6. net start bits
7. net start wuauserv

Close Command Prompt and try downloading the updates again (remembering to reconnect to the Internet) using Windows Update 10. Note: After these steps, shutting down or restarting your computer may take longer than usual.

How to download Windows 10 offline updates to install

It is also possible to download updates not using the update center, but manually - from the update catalog on the Microsoft website or using third-party utilities such as Windows Update Minitool.

In order to enter the Windows update catalog, open the page https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/ in Internet Explorer (you can start Internet Explorer using the search in the Windows 10 taskbar). At the first login, the browser will also offer to install the component necessary for working with the catalog, agree.

After that, all that remains is to enter the number of the update that you want to download into the search box, click "Add" (updates without specifying x64 are intended for x86 systems). After that, click "View Cart" (to which you can add multiple updates).

And in the end, all that remains is to click "Download" and specify the folder for downloading updates, which can then be installed from this folder.

Another option for downloading Windows 10 updates is the third-party Windows Update Minitool (the official location of the utility is ru-board.com forum). The program does not require installation and uses Windows Update when running, offering, however, more advanced features.

After starting the program, click the "Update" button to download information about the installed and available updates.

• Install selected updates
• Download Updates
• And, interestingly, copy direct links to updates to the clipboard for subsequent simple download of update files using the browser (a set of links is copied to the clipboard at once, so before entering it into the browser address bar, you should paste the addresses somewhere in the text document).

Thus, even if downloading updates is not possible using the mechanisms of Windows 10 Update, it is still possible to do so. Moreover, offline update installers downloaded in this way can also be used to install on computers without Internet access (or with limited access).

Additional Information

In addition to the above points related to updates, pay attention to the following nuances:

• If you have a "Limit connection" Wi-Fi (in the wireless network settings) or use a 3G / LTE modem, this may cause problems with downloading updates.
• If you turned off the "spy" features of Windows 10, then this could cause problems with downloading updates due to blocking the addresses from which the download is made, for example, in the Windows 10 hosts file.
• If you are using a third-party antivirus or firewall, try disabling them temporarily and see if the problem is resolved.

Having switched to the latest version of the system, users are faced with the fact that they do not download updates for Windows 10. Sometimes updates start downloading to the computer, but at a certain stage the download stops. Below you will find possible causes of the error and how to fix it.

Official fix utility

Microsoft developers know that the Update Center does not always work correctly, so the official patch utility is preinstalled on the system. It appeared for previous versions of Windows, but now it received an update for Windows 10, increasing efficiency.

The utility will independently carry out diagnostics and begin to correct the detected errors. Most fixes are accepted automatically, but sometimes you will need to click the Apply this Fix button.

At the end of the test, a report will appear on the screen, which will indicate what errors the diagnostic tool found, what was fixed, and what it failed to cope with. You need to close the troubleshooter and restart your computer, then check if Windows 10 updates are downloading.

If the BITS background service crashes, there are also problems downloading updates, so the problems need to be found and fixed.

Clearing the update cache

If the diagnostic tools and automatic error fixing did not help, try clearing the update cache yourself. In general, this should be done by a troubleshooting utility, but in practice it does not always succeed in completing an operation correctly. To clear the cache yourself:

On the command line, you must execute a series of queries in sequence:

• net stop wuauserv. If a message appears that the service could not be stopped, restart your computer and try entering this command again.
• net stop bits.

Then, without closing the command line, open the C: \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution folder and delete its contents. Next, go back to the command line and enter two more prompts:

• net start bits.
• net start wuauserv.

Close the command prompt, connect your computer to the Internet and try downloading Windows 10 updates again. By the way, after executing the above commands, restarting or shutting down your computer will take longer than usual, but only the first time, everything will be the same. Also, pay attention to the following points:

1. Is there a metered connection in the parameters? If you are using an Internet connection via a mobile network, this may also make it impossible to download updates.
2. Has Windows 10 spyware been disabled while blocking addresses used to download updates?
3. Does a third-party antivirus or firewall block access to Microsoft servers?

Also, check if you or other users have taken any steps to disable Windows 10 update.

Download offline Windows 10 updates

If Windows 10 Update isn't working, you can work around without it by manually downloading the updates from a catalog on the Microsoft website. You can find the catalog at https://catalog.update.microsoft.com. You must go to the page in the Internet Explorer browser.

At the first login, the browser will offer to install the component required to work with the catalog - agree to install.

In the catalog, the search is carried out by the update number. You need to enter it in the search box and then click "Add" next to the update that is suitable for the bit depth (if there is no x64 indication next to the update, then it is for the x86 system).

The added updates appear in the basket, from where they can already be downloaded to your computer. Standalone installers can be used on computers without Internet access or on a system with an inoperative Update Center.

Friends, we continue to review the innovations brought by the Fall Creators Update - the autumn major update - to Windows 10, and in this article we will touch on the topic of optimizing the download of periodic system updates. Users of slow Internet connections, as well as those who, due to conditions, are forced to share traffic with other people, will now be able to restrict the system's use of the network access channel for downloading updates if this process is untimely deployed. And it will slow down the downloading of files from torrents, slow down watching videos on the network, and sometimes even interfere with normal web surfing. Let me remind you that according to the Creators Update system, inclusively, cutting traffic to the Windows Update Center could be carried out only by harsh methods - methods designed to resolve the issue of users of Internet connections with per megabyte billing. These methods provided for either setting the connection as a limit one, or postponing updates, or even disabling them altogether by third-party means. What loyal methods for solving this issue did the Fall Creators Update bring?

Optimization of downloading updates in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

The Windows 10 Update Delivery Optimization section in the Fall Creators Update has been updated with new settings. Open the "Settings" application, go through the path:

Update and Security - Advanced Options

We click "Delivery Optimization".

With the innovations of this setting section - additional parameters and an activity monitor - and we will work further.

Limiting incoming traffic for downloading updates

If the process of downloading Windows 10 updates interferes with our tasks on the Internet, you can take control of this process at any time and limit traffic to it. In the delivery optimization section, click "Additional parameters".

And we turn to the "Boot parameters" column. Here, using the slider for the update download process, you can set a lower percentage of the Internet bandwidth than the preset 45%. The minimum limit that can be configured in this way is 5%, the system simply will not allow you to set a lower percentage.

And, on the contrary, users of unlimited wired connections, in order to quickly put the squeeze to the end of this process, can temporarily give it all their incoming traffic.

Limiting outgoing traffic for distributing updates to other computers

Other options for advanced options relate to outbound Internet traffic. They can be used if the update delivery optimization settings enable the function of downloading them not only from Microsoft servers, but also from other computers on the local network and the Internet using torrent technology.

Let me remind you, friends, about this function. By the type of how we download and distribute torrent files, we can also receive and, accordingly, distribute periodic updates for Windows 10. This function is initially active in systems installed from the official distributions of the Tens, but it can be disabled if desired ... Downloading updates from other computers on the network and distributing them is an ambiguous solution. I can say with confidence that it is profitable only if we are talking about unlimited outgoing traffic and a computer with an SSD. Well, or at least with a good HDD without regular problems with its loading by 100%. And so that Windows 10 users would less often express a desire to disable such optimization of delivery of updates, Microsoft in the Fall Creators Update decided to provide the masses with an alternative in the form of fine tuning of outgoing traffic.

As well as for the inbound, for outbound Internet bandwidth regarding the distribution of updates to other computers, you can now set limits on a percentage basis. And also set the boundary monthly volume of transmitted data. By default, this volume is 500 GB, it can be reduced to a maximum of 5 GB.

Below these settings, there is a graphical report on the expenditure of the established limit - how many GB of data have already, as a fact, given to other computers, and how many GB per month can still be transferred to the system.

As soon as the monthly limit is used up by the system, the distribution of updates will stop, but their download from other computers will not.

Activity Monitor

Another new feature of the Fall Creators Update is the Activity Monitor section.

• How much data was downloaded from Microsoft servers;
• How much data has been downloaded from other computers;
• What is the average update rate;
• How much data is transferred via outgoing traffic to other computers;
• What is the average update distribution speed.

These statistics are primarily intended to explain where the traffic went to users of the metered Internet, who received a huge bill from the provider. Another purpose of the Activity Monitor is to provide feedback to those experimenting with the bandwidth settings of the Update Center.

Real benefits with new update delivery optimization features

It is commendable, of course, that Microsoft is making efforts to address a long-standing problem. But, friends, let's look at the measures taken by the company objectively.

For users of unlimited high-speed Internet connections, in fact, nothing has changed. Few of the layman will bother with decreasing or increasing the bandwidth for updates, since the process of downloading them on modern computers usually goes unnoticed. It so happens that the Windows Modules Installer Worker process loads HDDs due to active data recording, but this problem can hardly be solved by experimenting with the width of the Internet channel.

As for the users of the metered Internet, everything is not so simple here either. 500 GB of the preset limit for the distribution of data and 5 GB of the configurable limit limit - as you can see, Microsoft has a peculiar concept of saving traffic. At the very least, students using the mobile Internet are unlikely to agree with such concepts. Therefore, to save money, I would advise users of strictly limited traffic to still choose any of the old ways to solve this problem in the Windows 10 environment.

Despite the popularity of Windows 10, after the release of new system updates, users began to massively complain that the upgrade freezes. Usually the computer stops responding to anything at different stages of the system update. The download is fast, but then the screen freezes - only the update icon continues to spin on the taskbar. Microsoft acknowledged the problem, but there is still no single way to solve it.

Reasons for freezing Windows 10 update at different stages and get out of the situation

It often happens that when preparing for installation, the update stops at certain values: 32, 71, 75, 91, 99%. This usually happens for the following reasons:

• conflict with antivirus software;
• the drivers that are installed on the computer have not been updated;
• operating system build below 100041;
• there is not enough free space on the hard drive.

Sometimes Windows 10 update freezes due to conflict with antivirus or lack of hard disk space

Sometimes the update is so slow that it looks like the computer is frozen. If the hard disk activity indicator keeps blinking, it is most likely that the update process is in progress, just very slowly. Usually, it seems to the user that "everything is gone" in the following moments:

• by 32% - as a rule, at the stage of 30–39%, the system downloads dynamic updates;
• by 96% - at this time data are backed up;
• on the message that the update will be ready soon.

Outputs for solving freeze problems

In any case, if you realized that the system is frozen at the upgrade stage and does not respond to any actions, then there are several options for getting out of this situation:

1. Officially, Microsoft suggests trying to start the PC in safe mode and throw all the data onto one device for storing it (one disk).
2. The company also suggests rolling back to the previous version of the OS, but this will work if less than 10 days have passed since the start of the update.
3. Update the OS assembly if its version is lower than 100041.
4. Updates may hang due to disconnected connections or failures on the Microsoft server. Sometimes there is simply not enough space on the hard disk to install the update, or the computer is infected with a virus that slows down the process of upgrading the system. If the update hangs, the computer needs to be restarted through a power outage or the Reset button, then do a disk cleanup, check the PC for viruses and try to install the update again.
5. Disable all USB devices, additional monitors, and any external devices in general, except for the keyboard and mouse. Remove third-party antivirus software and clean the entire $ Windows. ~ BT. It doesn't hurt to make sure that all drivers installed on your computer have received their update.
6. You can try to return the Update Center components to their original state. To do this, you either need to run the automatic diagnostics of the "Update Center" and follow the instructions, or restore everything yourself. A detailed guide is available on the official Microsoft website.
7. If that doesn't work, you can clean boot Windows. It is also advisable to remove programs and applications associated with changing the Windows splash screen, themes and user interface.
8. If all else fails, a BIOS update will probably be required. This is not a very straightforward procedure and is usually described on the motherboard manufacturer's website.

Video: Windows 10 update stuck 99%

What to do if the download of Windows 10 updates is stuck

If the system freezes at the initial stage of downloading an update for Windows, then running the utility to troubleshoot the upgrade may help. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft website, and once launched, you just need to follow the instructions. More often than not, the tool fixes errors by itself.

If your system is stuck downloading updates, running the Windows Update Troubleshooter may help.

You can also manually clear the update cache. To do this, you need to do the following:

What to do if preparing to install Windows updates is stuck

If the system freezes at the initial stage of preparation, then this happens either due to lack of disk space or due to a damaged distribution, or in the case of incorrectly set BIOS parameters. If in the first second case everything is quite simple to solve (the distribution must be downloaded from the official website), then in the latter one should turn off the secure boot mode and, conversely, activate the compatibility mode with other systems.

To do this, you need to enter the BIOS: to enter there immediately after pressing the power button of the PC, you need to press a key or key combinations depending on the computer model - as a rule, these are Del, F2, F10, Ctrl + Alt + Esc and others (often they are indicated on the very bottom line at the beginning of the launch). In the BIOS in the top menu, you should go to the section in the problems arising in the "Update Center".

When the system is looking for updates for Windows for an infinitely long time, the problem is usually with the "Update Center"

In order not to spend a lot of time fixing errors, you can disable it and thereby fix the problem. Here you need to restart the PC, press the key combination Win + R and enter msc in the window that appears. In the window that appears, find the "Update Center", open this item by double clicking and select "Disable". Usually, when you try again, the download of updates starts without problems.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few situations when Windows freezes at different stages of the update. Fixing them takes time. The main thing is to find out the reason for the freeze and eliminate it, if possible. If all else fails, it's easier to rollback the system to a previous version and wait while Microsoft improves the update mechanism.