Now we have to turn the Windows Update service back on and launch it again. Name it something like “SoftwareDistributionold”. Note: You can also instead rename the software distribution folder.

Delete everything inside the Software Distribution folder (you can also cut paste them to another location in case you want to place them back again).You can also launch the Run application and copy paste the address to reach directly. Navigate to the address written below.

Open your file explorer or My Computer and follow the steps. Now we will navigate to Windows Update directory and delete all the updated files already present. Don’t close the command prompt yet, we may need it later on.

In the command prompt, type “ net stop wuauserv” and “ net stop bits”.

Press Windows + S, type “ command prompt” in the dialogue box, right-click on the application and select “ Run as administrator”.

Before we delete the contents, we have to disable the update module. Deleting the history can have its own perks, for example, the update module will no longer take large amounts of time to initialize. This is a requirement for the update module and the read/write operation to this is managed by WUagent.ĭeleting the contents of this folder will delete your update history. SoftwareDistribution is a folder located in windows directory which is used to temporarily store files which may be required to install the latest windows updates on your computer. Method 2: Deleting content of SoftwareDistribution folder

Power cycle your computer after this and see if this action fixed whatever problem you were having.

Select all the items, right-click them, and select Delete. It is also advisable that you make a copy of this folder to another location so you can restore if anything wrong happens.

In the directory, you will see hundreds of entries if you haven’t cleared your temp folder ever.Press Windows + R, type “ %temp%” in the dialogue box and press Enter.We can try deleting the contents of the temporary folder to fix whatever issue you are having by accessing it using the Run terminal. The installer never downloads files to the same folder where the installation is selected to happen. The temporary folder on your computer holds the files when they are being downloaded and the installer fetches the files from this folder when attempting to install them to the correct directory. Method 1: Deleting contents of the temporary folder

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