Windows Update - Reset

How to Reset Windows Update in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8​

   Information

This will show you how to reset Windows Update view update history, and how to reset and re-register Windows Update Components if you are having a problem updating with Windows Update.

OPTION ONE

To Only Reset Windows Update History

   Note

Resetting Windows Update using this option will clear the view update history details list (cache).

This will not actually uninstall any of your currently installed Windows Update. They will just not be listed anymore. Any new Windows Update installed after the reset will show up in the view update history list as normal though.

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download this file below.
Reset_Windows_Update_History.bat


Download


2. Save the .bat file to your Desktop.

3. Right click or press and hold on the downloaded .bat file, and click/tap on Run as administrator.

4. If prompted by UAC click/tap on Run, then Yes/Continue (if administrator) or type in administrator's password (if standard user).

5. You will now see an elevated command prompt open and run. When it's finished, it will close automatically.

6. If opened, close and reopen Windows Update to verify that it has been reset.




7. Resetting the Windows Update history will also restore the default language packs being listed in Windows Upate again in the Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions after you check for updates next.

OPTION TWO

To Reset and Re-register Windows Update Components

NOTE: This option is the Windows version of: How do I reset Windows Update components?. It will reset Windows Update Components and re-register the BITS files and the Windows Update files to help fix Windows Update errors. This option will not clear the view update history details list as it does in OPTION ONE above.
1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download this file below.
Reset_Reregister_Windows_Update_Components.bat


Download


2. Save the .bat file to your Desktop.

3. Right click or press and hold on the downloaded .bat file, and click/tap on Run as administrator.

4. If prompted by UAC click on Run, then Yes/Continue (if administrator) or type in administrator's password (if standard user).

5. You will now see an elevated command prompt open and run. When it's finished, it will close automatically.

6. Restart the computer afterwards to apply.

7. If this still does not help, then run the Microsoft Fix it tool here:
How do I reset Windows Update components?

See also: Unable to install updates in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

OPTION THREE

To Reset and Re-register Windows Update Components AND Reset Update History in One Easy Click

   Note

This option combines OPTION ONE and OPTION TWO above in one .bat file.

1. Click/tap on the Download button below to download this file below.
Reset_Windows_Update_Full.bat


Download



2. Save the .bat file to your Desktop.

3. Right click or press and hold on the downloaded .bat file, and click/tap on Run as administrator.

4. If prompted by UAC click/tap on Run, then Yes/Continue (if administrator) or type in administrator's password (if standard user).

5. You will now see an elevated command prompt open and run. When it's finished, it will close automatically.

6. Restart the computer afterwards to apply.

7. If this still does not help, then run the Microsoft Fix it tool here:

Download



How do I reset Windows Update components?

See also: Unable to install updates in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
That's it,
Shawn

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[nrimawi]

Thanksssssssssssssssooooooooooooooo much

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome nrimawi.

 

[kalingaratna]

Thank U Mr Brink.
Thank u for your useful guide and bat file at option three has done magic to my seven32-HP630. NowI am able toupdate. This is a very useful file and i am preserving it for future incase ........ if not for me, my be my friends ??

Thank u again. Please keepup such good posts.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Kalingaratna, and welcome to Seven Forums.

 

[raya2]

Thank you for these bat files that helped me.
I lost the Windows Update Service and with .bat option two, my problem solved

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Raya. I'm glad that it was able to help.

 

[Keyoung59]

Great tutorial!! Thanks Shawn

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Kevin.

 

[shinyjanjan]

I have Windows Home Premium x64 OEM and im having error on windows update.. If i reset windows updates it means all the updates will be gone? And i can re-install all the updates again?

 

[Brink]

Hello Shinyjanjan,

Resetting Windows Updates will not uninstall any updates. It will only clear the history logs, and reset and reregister Windows Update.

 

[shinyjanjan]

Resetting Windows Updates will not uninstall any updates. It will only clear the history logs, and reset and reregister Windows Update.

Thanks for your reply, im having problem with Windows Update since last month

Everytime i turn on my computer, it says "Configuring Windows Update blah blah.. " then it will says "Failed configure updates" then it will reboot fine. So i decided to just turned off my windows update since then.

Does doing this tutorial will solve my problem?

 

[UsernameIssues]

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Does doing this tutorial will solve my problem?

That is the hope. Please give it a try and report back.

 

[RNR1995]

Thank you

Hello guys
thank you for the batch files
Usually I just delete the download folder, if that fails I delete the whole software distribution folder....
But if that fails I will try these batch files
thank you very much

RNR

 

[shinyjanjan]

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Does doing this tutorial will solve my problem?

That is the hope. Please give it a try and report back.

I have tried all the options from the first page but none of that solve my problems regarding these updates.



Can somebody help me on this issue?

 

[Brink]

Hello Jan,

What's the exact full error message it gives you when the update(s) fails?

Try only installing the ones selected by default, or only a few of them at a time.

 

[RNR1995]

Latest 20 or so updates

Hello
the latest 20 or so updates seem to fail in some machines
I have found that if you look through them you will see some from September, one from the 25th, then the rest from October
Install them in date order and they will all go in...two reboots..

 

[shinyjanjan]

Woops! Surprisingly today, all the updates were successfully installed on my computer. The Option #3 did it because that is the last option i ran.

First, it failed to update yesterday when i used all the options from the first page but early today when i turned on my computer and download all the updates again then reboot my computer, it installed successfuly.

Thanks you for making this thread.

Here is the SS

 

[Brink]

That's great news Jan. I'm happy to hear that they are installed and Windows Update is working again for you.

 

[scorzeze]

hi guys.
have tried all three methods and neither is working:shock:.
i had a new hdd installed and the mate that did it installed ms security essentials along with all the updates. i asked him about reinstalling my norton package and he told me i would have to uninstall that to reinstall norton, so i did.
thats when the updating problem started and still continues.
any suggestions/help greatly appreciated.

 

[Brink]

Hello Scorzeze,

It sounds like an issue caused by Norton. Possibly Norton blocking Windows Updates. The tutorial will not be able to help with that.

As a test, uninstall Norton to see how your Windows Updates do afterwards.