With this tutorial you can fix Windows update errors like endless reinstalling the same update
- Press Windows Key + X on the keyboard and select "Command Prompt (Administrator)" from the menu.
- Stop the following services: BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and Windows Update Service. To do this, type the following commands at the command prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.
Net stop cryptSvc
Net stop bits
Net stop wuauserv
Net stop msiserver
- Now you have to rename folder "SoftwareDistribution" and "Catroot2". You can do this by typing the following commands in the Command Prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.
Ren C: \ Windows \ SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C: \ Windows \ System32 \ catroot2 Catroot2.old
- Now you restart the previously suspended services. Enter the following commands in the Command Prompt. Press the “ENTER” key after you type each command.
Net start cryptSvc
Net start bits
Net start wuauserv
Net start msiserver
- Type Exit in the Command Prompt to close it.
Now you can run Windows Update again.