Reset Windows Update in Windows 10  

Brink said:

I agree, but if you're having to reset Windows Update for some issue, using "Automatic" could help make it more reliable to start running on demand than just "Manual".

Maybe you can get M$ to change the default to automatic then?

I was trying to install an app from the M$ Store and it still fails to install after I ran the script. A different apps installs just fine, so I'll assume it's a M$ Store issue or the author broke the app then.

Is there anyway to modify this bat file so that it pauses after each command so I can see the results before it moves on?

Also, has there been any updates to Windows that the bat file needed edited for and have all those been done to the latest version?

Should it be ran safe mode?

Brink said:

Hello,

Here's an updated version of the .bat below that will let you see every detail as it's running.

Detailed-Reset_Reregister_Windows_Update_Components.bat

The .bat file currently doesn't need any updates.

Normally, you do not need to run the .bat file in Safe Mode.

What, if anything, might indicate that it should be ran in Safe Mode?

Thank you Brink!

Unfortunately running this bat file does not solve my current issue of Windows Updates failing to install. I did notice that the commands in the bat file to delete some registry keys fails and with a manual search I didn't find them either. Here is the commands that the bat file ran:

:
:: Reset Windows Update policies
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate" /f
gpupdate /force:: Reset Windows Update policies
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /f
reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\WindowsUpdate" /f
gpupdate /force"

Are those "optional" entries or is that a possible pointer to why Windows update is failing because I "assume" Windows should recreate at least some of them for update to function properly.

Also one of the commands to change the startup of one of the services to auto at the end came as unauthorized and apparently remained as the default setting.

Will this work on Windows 10 version 1809 Enterprise LTSC?