Error messages that appear during the installation of Windows updates can signal the need to remove temporary update files. This task can be performed using standard operating system methods and does not require the use of additional third-party software.
Instructions
Step 1
Quit the Windows Update tool and click the Start button to bring up the main system menu.
Step 2
Go to Control Panel and select Administrative Tools.
Step 3
Select Services and expand the Windows Update link.
Step 4
Click the Stop button or return to the main Start menu to use an alternative method to stop the service.
Step 5
Go to Run and enter cmd in the Open field to perform the update log flush operation.
Step 6
Click OK to confirm the command execution and enter the value net stop wuauserv in the command line field.
Step 7
Press the Enter soft key to apply the selected changes and delete all files contained in the% systemroot% SoftwareDistributionDataStore and% systemroot% SoftwareDistributionDownload folders.
Step 8
Go back to the main Start menu and go to Control Panel to perform a Windows Update recovery operation.
Step 9
Point to "Administration" and select "Services".
Step 10
Call the context menu of the "Windows Update" item by right-clicking and select the "Run" command.
Step 11
Return to the main Start menu to perform an alternative method for clearing the Windows file system transaction log.
Step 12
Enter the value "Command Prompt" in the search bar and press the Enter key to execute the command.
Step 13
Double-click on the "Command Prompt" line in the list that opens and select the "Run as administrator" command to comply with the security requirements of the Windows corporation.
Step 14
Enter the following value in the command line field: fsutil resource setautoreset true drive_name: where drive_name is the drive containing the operating system. Press Enter to confirm the command.
Step 15
Restart your computer to apply the selected changes.
