Sccm Stuck Windows Update

Posted By admin On 20.05.21

Configure Sccm For Windows Updates
Sccm Stuck Windows Update Version
Windows 10 Update Using Sccm

Sep 30, 2015 SCCM Update is stuck in Downloading state? CMUpdateReset is the tool you should try out. After running the above query, SCCM console Administration Cloud Services Updates and Services, state changed from Downloading to Available. Thought I was going nuts but I saw similar after upgrading to v1806 this last weekend and deploying some patches this week. I did about 200 or so clients as a pre-production test and deployed the first round of patching for testing to those same 200 earlier this week.

How do you feel when you log in to Windows after a month, see there are updates to install, and try installing them, only for Windows Update to get stuck at zero percent?

Why am I talking about Windows updates on a blog dedicated to Linux and Open Source? Because I prefer to dual boot Windows with Linux. While I use Linux as my main desktop, once in a while I do log in to Windows. The most annoying thing to see after logging in to Windows is updates. It has happened to me on several occasions that Windows Update has stopped working. I choose to install the updates, but the installation get stuck at 0 KB downloaded and 0% complete, like this:

In this tutorial, we shall see how to make Windows Update work again. The tutorial should be applicable for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

Fix Windows updates stuck at zero percent

Please bear in mind that Windows updates can get stuck at any percent and that, for partially-installed updates, the trick which we are going to use would require you to install those updates again. I hope you won’t find it too inconvenient. If you are ready, let’s see how to fix this Windows Update issue.

Step 1:

Press Windows+R. This will prompt a run dialogue box. In here, type services.msc:

Step 2:

Now it brings us to all the services installed on Windows. These services are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll down and look for Windows Update Service. Right click on it and stop it.

Step 3:

Now go to C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution and delete all of its contents. This is the folder where the downloaded installation files were stored. Windows Update sucks, and has a problem with partially downloaded update files.

Step 4:

Go back to services again (as explained in Step 1) and this time start the Windows Update Service, by right-clicking on it. Try to update Windows again. It should be working this time.

Once you have got the updates working, you may find plenty of updates to install at next reboot. This moment calls for a meme:

Jokes aside, I hope this tip helps you to get rid of Windows updates hung at 0%. I wish that Linux-like updates could be included on the list of Windows 10 features copied from Linux. I wish.

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I am sorry for the delay.

Please follow the troubleshooting provided in the below to resolve this issue:

Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

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hi i had this problem too ,and got a fix from into windows .this worked fine for me.

1=PRESS WINDOWS+R

2=PUNCHIN SERVICES.MSC

3=RIGHT CLICK WINDOWS UPDATE

4=SELECT STOP

5=GO TO FILE EXPLORER AND GO TO

C:WINDOWSSOFTWAREDISTRIBUTION AND DELETE ALL OF ITS CONTENTS

6=GO BACK TO STEP 1TO 3 BUT THIS TIME START THE SERVICE

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