Build Your Own Windows Update Reset Script to Fix Update Issues

As you probably know, Windows 10 is ‘all about updates,’ and updates are one very important part of this operating system.

Actually, updates are more important in Windows 10, than they were in any previous version of Windows.Ad

But, a lot of users are facing various problems with Windows Update, which prevent them from receiving the latest features and improvements from Microsoft.

There are a lot of workarounds for Windows Update problems, even we showed you a few, but all these workarounds require your effort, and none of them doesn’t get the job done by itself.

Well Microsoft knows that problems with Windows update are frequent, so its engineers showed us a simple script which solves a lot of problems with Windows Update.

This is a simple batch script which resets all Windows Update components, like SoftwareDistribution folder, BTS service, Cryptographic Services, etc.

All you need to do is to run the script and everything will be automatically reset. It even works on older versions of Windows, so its use is not limited to Windows 10.

You can download Windows Update Reset Script from here.

After you downloaded it, right-click on it and choose Run as Administrator. Let the process finish, and you can check for updates again.

If you like to experiment with Windows 10 and its features, you can even create this script by yourself. To create Windows Update Reset Script by yourself, follow these steps:

1. Open Notepad
2. Paste the following text into Notepad:
   • @ECHO OFF
     echo Simple Script to Reset / Clear Windows Update
     echo.
     PAUSE
     echo.
     attrib -h -r -s %windir%system32catroot2
     attrib -h -r -s %windir%system32catroot2*.*
     net stop wuauserv
     net stop CryptSvc
     net stop BITS
     ren %windir%system32catroot2 catroot2.old
     ren %windir%SoftwareDistribution sold.old
     ren “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%application dataMicrosoftNetworkdownloader” downloader.old
     net Start BITS
     net start CryptSvc
     net start wuauserv
     echo.
     echo Task completed successfully…
     echo.
     PAUSE
3. Now just save the file as “WUReset.bat” (including quotes)
4. To run the script, right click on it and go to Run as Administrator

There you have it, your own Update troubleshooter. I hope that, if you already have problems with Windows Update, this script will save you a lot of time and work.

Ref: https://windowsreport.com/windows-update-problems-fix-windows-update-reset-script/