Windows 10 is different from previous versions OS by the fact that when downloading the next update package, along with correcting existing shortcomings and adding new functions, as a rule, new problems and errors appear in the process of its functioning. But today we will consider what should be done if Windows 10 updates are not downloaded due to the update center being stopped or problems with its functioning, which was also inherent in Windows 8 before the release of a large-scale update, edited 8.1.

The proposed material will tell you what to do when updates on Windows 10 are not downloaded or their download is interrupted, having familiarized yourself with the causes of the problem, ways to solve it and other options for updating the "dozens" without affecting the Update Center.

Application to get rid of problems with Windows 10 Update

The very first thing to do is to use the application to fix problems that arise while downloading updates for the "dozens". Moreover, in the new version of the OS, the utility has become much more efficient.

1. The tool is launched via the Control Panel applet called "Troubleshooting" when the window elements are displayed as "Icons".

2. We find the subsection "System / Security" and follow the link "Troubleshooting through Windows Update".

As a result, the “ten” will launch a program to identify and fix problems that prevent the search and download of updates for Windows 10.

After the scan is completed, some of the problem factors may be resolved automatically and without prompting. For the rest, you will have to click "Apply Fix" or "Skip Fix" to troubleshoot other problems or complete the wizard.

At the end of the utility, information about detected and fixed problems, as well as problems that automatic mode failed to fix.

4. Click "Close" and restart Windows 10.

5. We start the Update Center and check if the detected updates are downloaded if the center has started.

There is also a BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service tool in the Troubleshooting section. Try to search for problems using this service, the likelihood that it will become a lifeline is small, but it is.

Clearing the update cache manually

It happens that the troubleshooting utility does not cope with the task of clearing the cache, and it has to be done manually. This is done in the following way.

1. Deactivate the Internet connection.

The best way to do this is programmatically through the network icon in the taskbar.

2. We call command line with administrator privileges (via the Win → X menu or context menu start).

3. Alternately enter and execute a chain of commands using Enter:

• net stop wuauserv - service reset windows update- if it is impossible to stop the service, repeat the command after restarting the computer;
• net stop bits - disable the background transfer service.

4. Without closing the command line window, go to the "Windows" directory and delete the "SoftwareDistribution" folder from it.

5. We return to the command line and execute the commands: net start bits and net start wuauserv.

6. We connect to the Internet and check if the detected updates are downloaded through the Update Center.

Downloading offline updates for Windows 10 using the official method

Microsoft has provided the ability to download, and for users who do not have the Internet, its traffic is limited or the Update Center does not function properly, as in this case. Here you need Windows utility Update mini tool.

2. If this is done using IE, follow the link " Internet Explorer" (let's look at his example), otherwise, click "Microsoft Download Center".

3. Enter the update code that you want to download for offline installation and click "Add".

The system will automatically determine the bitness of your OS, and if the file does not contain information about the bitness, it is intended for x86.

4. Click on the "View Cart" button.

5. Upon completion of adding the required files, click "Upload".

Downloading updates using a third-party utility

Users of the forum.ru-board.com forum have created a portable program called Windows Update Minitool, which uses the Update Center to function, but overtakes it in functionality.

1. Download the utility, unpack the downloaded archive and run the program.
2. Click "Update" to receive information about current updates.

• installation of selected updates;
• copying links to cab-files to the clipboard for subsequent downloading of updates using a browser or download manager.

In this way, you can update Windows 10 when the Update Center is not working, there is no access to the Internet on the computer, or wireless Internet is used with limited traffic.

Other problems

In addition to the methods described above, update the top ten, the following points should be considered:

• using antivirus program with a built-in firewall or a separate firewall, try disabling traffic filtering or the operation of network security programs and try updating again;
• check the content hosts file- perhaps the address from where updates are downloaded is blocked;
• check settings wireless network and check if "Limited Connection" is enabled.

And be sure to make sure that you did not deactivate automatic update Windows 10, which caused the inability to download files for updating the "dozens".

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Hello friends! If you want to update Windows 10, but you do not have internet, then in this case, find a computer with internet and download from Microsoft Update Catalog the latest cumulative update, then copy it to a flash drive and run the update installation on your computer. The freshest accumulative or cumulative (gradually accumulating) package contains all the updates for the previous months: September, August, etc.I explain in detail.

Since 2016, Microsoft has been practicing installing cumulative updates on Windows 7, 8.1, 10 operating systems. In fact, it looks like this. On the official Microsoft website, there is a special update log for Windows 10, go into it and watch the latest cumulative update (as of today, October 2, 2017 is KB4040724). The latest update contains all security patches and other important system fixes for the entire previous time. After that, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog and download this latest cumulative update, then install on any computer with the tenth version of Windows 1703 . If there is no Internet on the computer, then this is not critical and the update will install anyway!

I will give a simple example. Internet is disabled on my laptop.

Windows 10 installed old version 1703 (OS Build 15063.0), meaning the system hasn't been updated since March 2017.

You can find this in Computer Settings.

Go to "Settings" --> "System" --> "About the system".

First of all, download the latest cumulative update on another computer.

To download the package, open the Microsoft Update Catalog at the link:

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com

enter in the search field KB4040724 and click "Find".

If you have Windows 10 x64 installed, then download the Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems 2017 08 (KB4040724).

The update has been downloaded and is located in the Downloads folder. Copy the installer to a flash drive.

We go to a computer on which there is no Internet and run the installation of the rollup package.

Installation starts.

After installing the cumulative package and rebooting, we check the version and assembly of the OS.

Go to "Settings" --> "System" --> "About the system".

We see that now all the latest updates are installed on our laptop.

Updates operating system necessary to keep it in optimal condition for comfortable operation. In Windows 10, the update process itself requires little or no user interaction. All important changes in the system that relate to security or usability take place without the direct participation of the user. But there is a possibility of problems in any process, and updating Windows is no exception. In this case, human intervention will be required.

Problems updating the Windows 10 operating system

When installing updates, a variety of problems can occur. Some of them will be expressed in the fact that the system will immediately require to be updated again. In other situations, the error will interrupt the current update process or prevent it from starting. In addition, an interrupted update may even lead to undesirable consequences and require a system rollback. If your update does not complete, do the following:

And now that your system is safe, it's worth finding out what was the cause of the problems and trying to fix the situation.

Update not available due to antivirus or firewall

Any installed antivirus with incorrect settings, it can block the Windows update process. The easiest way to check is to simply disable this antivirus for the duration of the check. The disabling process itself depends on your antivirus program, but usually it is not difficult.

Almost any antivirus can be disabled via the tray menu

Quite another thing is to turn off the firewall. Disabling it permanently, of course, is not worth it, but it may be necessary to suspend its operation for the correct installation of the update. To do this, do the following:

1. Press Win+X to open the panel quick access. There, find and open the "Control Panel" item.

   Select "Control Panel" from the shortcut menu

2. Among other items in the control panel is "Windows Firewall". Click on it to open its settings.

   Open Windows Firewall in Control Panel

3. On the left side of the window there will be various settings for this service, including the ability to disable it. Select it.

   Select "Turn on and off Windows firewall» in its settings

4. In each of the sections, set "Turn off the firewall" and confirm the changes.

   For each network type, set the switch to "Disable Firewall"

After disconnecting, try to update Windows 10 again. If it is successful, then the reason was indeed the restriction of network access for the updater.

Unable to install update due to lack of space

Before installation, the update files must be downloaded to your computer. Therefore, you should never fill up your hard drive space to capacity. In the event that the update was not downloaded due to lack of space, you need to free up space on your drive:

1. First of all, open the Start menu. There is a gear icon that you need to click on.

   From the Start menu, select the gear symbol

2. Then go to the "System" section.

   IN Windows settings open the "System" section

3. There, open the "Storage" tab. In "Storage" you can track how much space on which disk partition you have free. Select the partition on which you have Windows installed, because this is where updates will be installed.

   Go to the "Storage" tab in the system partition

4. You will receive detailed information about what exactly is taking up space on your hard drive. Read this information and scroll down the page.

   You can explore what your HDD, through "Storage"

5. Temporary files can take up a lot of space and you can delete them directly from this menu. Select this section and click "Delete temporary files".

   Find the "Temporary Files" section and delete them from "Storage"

6. Most likely, most of your space is occupied by programs or games. To remove them, select the "Programs and Features" section in the panel Windows controls 10.

   Select the "Programs and Features" section through the control panel

7. Here you can select all the programs you do not need and remove them, thereby freeing up space for updating.

   Using the Uninstall or Change Programs utility, you can remove unnecessary applications

Even a major Windows 10 update shouldn't take too much free space. However, for correct operation all system programs it is advisable to leave at least twenty gigabytes free on a hard or solid state drive.

Video: instructions for clearing hard drive space

Windows 10 updates not installing

Well, if the cause of the problem is known. But what if the update downloads successfully but fails to install without any errors. Or even the download does not go well, but the reasons are also unclear. In this case, you should use one of the ways to fix such problems.

Fixing problems with updating through the official utility

Microsoft has developed a special program for one task - to fix any problems with updating Windows. Of course, this method cannot be called completely universal, but the utility can really help you in many cases.

To use it, do the following:

1. Open the Control Panel again and select the "Troubleshooting" section there.

   Open Troubleshooting in Control Panel

2. At the very bottom of this section, you'll find Troubleshooting with Windows Update. Click on it with the left mouse button.

   At the bottom of the Troubleshoot window, select Troubleshoot with Windows Update

3. The program itself will start. Go to the "Advanced" tab to make some settings.

   Click on the "Advanced" button on the first screen of the program

4. You should definitely choose to run with administrator rights. Without this, there will most likely be no sense from such a check.

   Select "Run as administrator"

5. And then already press the “Next” key in the previous menu.
6. The program will automatically search for certain problems in the center Windows updates. The user is only required to confirm their correction in case the problem is actually found.

   Wait for the program to detect certain problems

7. Once the diagnostics and fixes are completed, you will receive a separate window detailed statistics about fixed bugs. You can close this window, and after restarting the computer, try to update again.

   You can explore the fixed issues in the Diagnostic Completion window

Manual download of Windows 10 updates

If all your problems are related exclusively to Windows Update, then you can download the update you need yourself. Especially for this feature, there is an official update catalog from where you can download them:

Make sure updates are enabled on your computer

Sometimes a situation may arise that there are no problems at all. It's just that your computer is not configured to receive updates automatically. Check it:

Windows update version kb3213986 is not installed

The cumulative update package version kb3213986 was released in January of this year. It includes many fixes, such as:

• fixes problems connecting multiple devices to one computer;
• improves background work system applications;
• fixes many Internet problems, in particular, problems with Microsoft browsers Edge and Microsoft Explorer
• many other fixes that improve system stability and fix bugs.

And, unfortunately, when installing this service pack, errors can also occur. First of all, if the installation failed, Microsoft experts advise deleting all temporary update files and downloading them again. This is done as follows:

Another reason for problems with this update is outdated drivers. For example, old driver motherboard or other equipment. To check this, open the Device Manager utility:

1. To open it, you can use the keyboard shortcut Win + R and enter the command devmgtmt.msc. After that, confirm the input and the device manager will be opened.

   Type the command devmgtmt.msc into the Run window

2. In it, you will immediately see devices for which drivers are not installed. They will be marked with a yellow symbol. exclamation mark or will be signed as an unknown device. Be sure to install drivers for such devices.

   Install drivers for all unknown devices in the "Device Manager"

3. In addition, check other system devices.

   Be sure to update all drivers for system devices in case of Windows update error

4. It is best to right-click on each of them and select "Update Driver Software".

Problems can occur in any technical system for various reasons, which is why users are asking that Windows 10 is not updated. The nature of the difficulties can be expressed by the complete absence of updates or by stopping their download at a certain download stage. Before solving a problem, it is necessary to understand why it arose, what is its cause. Then the solution can be found more effective if the root cause is established.

The problem usually manifests itself by the lack of an invitation to download the update or the code 80240020 appears - an error when updating Windows 10. Latest versions Microsoft programs were designed in such a way that the update occurs with minimal user intervention and does not affect the operation of the entire server system. Nevertheless, the Windows 10 update error exists, and individual cases confirm this.

Causes of failures

Update software maybe from older versions of W7 or W8 and installing new types of W10 itself. Problems for users arise in both cases. Hanging can occur for at least four reasons:

1. I'm not getting an update You may have "Multiple Location Updates" enabled and you need to turn it off because Microsoft solution this situation is unacceptable and there will be no Windows 10 update. Shutdown Path: Update and Security - Extra options- switch off. Now you can enable the search for updates, if required.
2. There is no automatic update for 10586 and 1511. latest version loaded in manual mode in one of two ways: using the Media Creation Tool utility, you can download it without payment from the Microsoft website, launch it and turn on the Update Now button. Another way is to create bootable flash drive(disk) through ISO file Windows 10. After that new version can be overlaid on the old program by clicking "setup.exe".
3. Windows 7 is not updated to 10. That is, in installed program must be Service Pack 1 - without it, the update will not arrive. W7 or W8 must be legal and valid.
4. Windows 10 update can't go through due to changing conditions at Microsoft. This is about version 10586, how it should be run. Initially, the recommendation was to update manually via an ISO image, but today the rules have changed, and those who did not have time to install W10 need to install the RTM version. After you complete this step involving Windows Update, all new versions are installed.

You can also bypass the Update Center by performing the operation manually through the update catalog on the Microsoft page.

Another way is to use someone else's utility, such as Windows Update Minitool.

Fix error 80240020

First you need to make sure that there is enough space on the disk of the server with the W7 program to make a new version: there must be at least 16 GB free, and in some cases 50. If there is space, but W10 is not downloaded and the error appears again, then in W7 you need to enter the Wuauclt.exe /updatenow command in the Run box and turn on the Enter key. If original program is W8.1, you can initiate the command line through Start.

When these steps did not help and update error 80240020 is displayed again, you should try downloading the new version using a utility from Microsoft. After starting the assistant, W10 will start loading and will create installation disk without taking any additional steps.

You can also create this disk yourself, for which you need to insert a USB flash drive into the slot and include the required file double tap keys.

In the window that opens, click "Next", then select the version of the operating system to be installed and the method for saving the installation data, it can be a USB flash drive or an ISO file, which can later be transferred to disk. Now "Next" again. Wait until the download of files is completed and the installation media is created, and then click the "Finish" button.

Troubleshooting with a Windows Utility

If the installation program freezes when downloading W10 updates, you can try the proprietary Troubleshooting Center utility, it is located in the Control Panel section of the server (troubleshooting). In the "System and Security" header, you need to designate the Update Center assistant, this will launch the utility and start searching for reasons why updates are not downloaded. When pressing the "Next" button, some fixes will happen automatically, the other part will require initiation by the user by confirming the "Apply this fix" command.

At the end of the check (you won’t have to wait long) there will be a report on the completed and outstanding corrections.

After closing the utility window, reboot the server and check again if the W10 settings are updated.

And also on the Control Panel for problems in the cell "All categories" you can get the utility "Background Intelligent Service BITS". Failures in the operation of this service affect the download of updates, the process takes much longer, so it makes sense to run this program as well to be sure of the result.

Clear W10 update cache

If the user has repeatedly downloaded updates, then all installation files are automatically cached so that they can be repeatedly applied without additional download. At the same time, the size of the cache folder grows, and this leads to the fact that the operating system runs slowly and there is no free space on the server's hard disk.

To avoid problems, it is proposed to clear the entire Windows Update cache from W10. System Utility Disk Cleanup doesn't work 100%, it can't remove Windows cache Update completely. But in manual mode, you can do a full sweep:

1. Stop Windows Update. To do this, enter the search command "Service" and run Services application on behalf of the administrator. Find the service to be stopped and disable it with the right mouse button by clicking "Stop".
2. Use the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\ command to find the folder where the updated W10 files are stored. It will work after pressing the Enter key. Now you need to go to the Download folder and delete all files. To complete the operation, press the Continue button.
3. Now you should return to the beginning and download the Services application, with which the W10 is updated, by pressing the Start key. Verify that the Windows Update service utility has loaded.

After these manipulations, the command line must be closed and the updates downloaded again. After clearing the cache, they load much faster.

Updates are one of the most important parts of Windows 10. Microsoft releases patches for its operating system every second Tuesday of the month. But what if you need to manually install updates for Windows 10? If, for example, one of your devices is not connected to unlimited network, or you can not start the installation of a new build through the Update Center?

How to download updates for Windows 10 manually

There is a special site where Microsoft posts the installers for all updates. Absolutely any user can download updates for Windows 10 without an update center. This does not require registration or anything else.

We note right away that the update installation file also contains all earlier changes for this version of the system. That is, there is no need to download and install build 14393.576, and then 14393.970 - just download and install update 14393.970. But keep in mind that this principle only works within one system version (1507, 1511, 1607, 1703) - it is impossible to download the installation file 14393.970 and use it to upgrade to this system version from 10586.63.

How to install updates for Windows 10 manually

Microsoft provides update installation files in the format MSU. Windows 10 supports updating with these packages without any additional steps. Simply run the downloaded MSU file.