
It will tell you the MINIMUM space you need. For Group Policy see the screenshots at the bottom of AKB2000016.įree space on the drive the OS is install on. If you have the Pro Edition, Pause is set in the same place as Home PLUS deferral pulldowns under Advanced options, and in Group Policy (gpedit.msc). If you have the Home Edition, Pause is set in the User interface (GUI) in Windows Update and also under the Advanced options link there. The metered connection if OFF, where I check no active Pause or Deferral set?

Making a full disk backup allows you to restore OS, programs, and data in case you have a major problem, so you don’t have to reinstall everything one at a time from scratch. Some good free ones are Macrium Reflect Free, EaseUS Todo Backup Free and Aomei Backupper Free. Use backup software to make a full disk image. You will need an external USB drive for backing up the computer. If the ISO is a later Build than is installed, disconnect from the Interned (so you don’t get v2004 in the update it will try to do) and try mounting the ISO in the current system and run setup.exe If you had no errors, at this point, you can wait for Windows Update to scan for updates on its own and try to update againĭownload the current SSU and CU from the MS Catalog and try a manual install (SSU first, reboot, CU) Hide any updates you don’t want to install. Use wushowhide.diagcab to show available updates. Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.2006 In an elevated command prompt, run these commands: (note any errors)ĭism /online /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActionsĭism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth + Restart (not shutdown/turn on) the computer.


+ Turn OFF Fast Startup (Control Panel\Power options). + Verify there is no active Pause or Deferral set and Metered connections are turned OFF. + Deactivate (temoprarly if you can) any third-party AV program(s). + If the User has used any third-party Windows Update blocker in the past, verify that it is off/settings removed. You need to be logged in with an Administrator account, not Standard.
