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:
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.
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:
That's it,
Shawn