Windows Update - How to reset Windows Updates

Windows 10 automatically downloads updates in the background, which can be rough on slow or capped internet. Fortunately, there’s a way to pause downloads from the command line.

As Into Windows points out, Windows 10 doesn’t give you an easy way to pause downloads in the Settings app directly. Instead, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Enter net stop wuauserv
3. Enter net stop bits
4. Enter net stop dosvc
5. Close the Command Prompt window.

Try running Windows updates again.  If that doesn't work then go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution.  Then delete all the files and folders in the Software Distribution. Then try running Windows Updates again.

Each command may take a few seconds to complete. If you want to reverse the process and resume downloads, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Start Menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Enter net start wuauserv
3. Enter net start bits
4. Enter net start dosvc
5. Close the Command Prompt window.

You can also enabled the Metered Connection feature in Windows 10 to try to dissuade Microsoft from pushing large updates to your computer. However, this command line method is the most direct way to stop all the downloads.

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