Thread: How to Delete Downloaded Windows Updates Which Failed to Install

Go to This PC and open the partition you have your Windows installed on (it’s usually C
Go to Windows folder
In Widows folder, find folder named Softwaredistribution and open it
Open sub-folder Download and delete everything from it (you might need an administrator permission)

Now go to Search, type update and open Windows Update Settings
Go to Advanced Options and set Notify to schedule restart under Choose how updates are installed
That’s all, your corrupted updates are now deleted and you should be able to check for good ones normally. You don’t have to follow steps 5 and 6 from the resolution above, but we included this because it’s useful to control when you install updates, because it won’t interrupt your work and updates could be installed naturally when you want, without any ‘side-effects’ from third party software.

http://windowsreport.com/delete-down...ailed-install/

Why not use Disk Cleanup/Cleanup System Files?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Why not use Disk Cleanup/Cleanup System Files?

Hi..just purchased a 14" laptop, with Win7 Pro on..27 hours it has been trying to download Windows Updates..just hovers..tried everything I know..apparently high volume Windows servers downloading 10.
I need Windows this trip..otherwise may have to dual boot..

Originally Posted by biff

Hi..just purchased a 14" laptop, with Win7 Pro on..27 hours it has been trying to download Windows Updates..just hovers..tried everything I know..apparently high volume Windows servers downloading 10.
I need Windows this trip..otherwise may have to dual boot..

Unless you're planning on doing anything stupid or risky, just hold the updates till the 30th.

And make sure you have at least some decent antimalware and a browser protector like Web of Trust.

Thanks Harry for the advice.
While I was waiting, installed Office 2010, within 1 hour of installing, Windows Update started working, over 1GB of updates.
Always use Avast, the paid version. on Windows.

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Originally Posted by barrylad66

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Don't bother, he's a clueless c u n t.

Originally Posted by barrylad66

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Because he can't.

Kudos to HarryB and Baldrick for keeping on giving valuable advise despite the trolling of this shit fly.

Originally Posted by barrylad66

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Buttplug has never, ever provided a single useful piece of information - but has shown startling ignorance on computer matters several times. Its probably why he steers clear of anything specific.

Originally Posted by nidhogg

Originally Posted by barrylad66

^ what's your suggestion then? I noticed on another thread you just take piss and don't offer any advice,even though you claim to be some I.T whizz...

Buttplug has never, ever provided a single useful piece of information - but has shown startling ignorance on computer matters several times. Its probably why he steers clear of anything specific.

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

Originally Posted by brisie

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

oh oh offended by my red I suppose

I think he'd be more pissed if you ever greened him. Giving him a red would have been a complement coming from you.

he got offended enough to react to a 3 months old post

and moan about it in the repo thread

giving words of wisdom to pigs and monkeys is a complete waste of time

we have harry and baldrick the plumber for that

Buttplug lives a miserable live, selling newspapers by day and trolling for ladyboy jizz at night.

So he takes his misery out by whinging on every thread he can find.

Really should be stuck back in the shithouse where he belongs.

keep up the good work girls, your demonstration of amateurishness is priceless

how is your home network coming along ?





don't worry, harry is coming to the rescue

He's as sharp as a beach ball that one. And he loves the cock.

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

I have had a similar problem recently. Windows 7 tells me there are updates available. I choose the ones I want to download and tell it to proceed. Windows 7 tells me it is starting to download, but it downloads nothing. I run genuine Windows and have had no problem until recently.

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

I have had a similar problem recently. Windows 7 tells me there are updates available. I choose the ones I want to download and tell it to proceed. Windows 7 tells me it is starting to download, but it downloads nothing. I run genuine Windows and have had no problem until recently.

I had a similar issue with win 10 recently on one machine. I sorted it by extending the size of the system partition. Update downloads will fail if the system partition is too small.

Extend System Partition in Windows 10 without Data Loss and Reboot

In the link I used method 2. Freeware - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard

Originally Posted by Neverna

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

My computer will not load 'Windows 7 Updates'. I can leave it for hours while it searches but never seems to find owt. I've tried many fixes from the Internet but none seem to have worked. Any ideas please?

I have had a similar problem recently. Windows 7 tells me there are updates available. I choose the ones I want to download and tell it to proceed. Windows 7 tells me it is starting to download, but it downloads nothing. I run genuine Windows and have had no problem until recently.

I tried Brise's last idea (turn off updates, restart, turn on etc), and I now have the same problem as Pragmatic - the computer is searching for updates but failing to find anything.

Originally Posted by Looper

I had a similar issue with win 10 recently on one machine. I sorted it by extending the size of the system partition. Update downloads will fail if the system partition is too small.

Extend System Partition in Windows 10 without Data Loss and Reboot

In the link I used method 2. Freeware - AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard

My partitions are plenty big enough and have plenty of space left but your post has made me think and I wonder if I have a problem with the hard disk that is preventing the download. I'll try a disk repair to see if that helps.

Did the disc come with service pack 1 if not you need to download this first.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...s.aspx?id=5842

Originally Posted by brisie

Did the disc come with service pack 1 if not you need to download this first.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...s.aspx?id=5842

I already have Service pack 1 installed.

Anyway, my computer is currently "detecting problems" to fix. Let's see what it comes up with.

Rule #1: Never run Windows Update unless you really need to