Unable to Delete $WinREAgent Folder

Apparently, when a problem occurs with updating Windows 10, one of the options (although, perhaps, not the first one to try) is to delete the $WinREAgent folder to reset the updating. (I'm sure I did this before, along time ago - which worked.)

However, I've tried to delete the folder this time and am unable to do so. It requires permission from the Admin, but when given, it simply loops throught the permissions request without deleting.

Any advice?

Matt

There is not a single reason to delete $WinREAgent folder in WIN 10!
In WIN 11 it's different.

Horsepilot: Thanks. I'll try that.

dalchina: "However, your problem with WU may have nothing to do with that."

Yes. That thought had occured to me. But this, if I remember correctly, seemed to work last time, so I thought I'd give it another go. No one I've read, seems to indicate that deleting the folder will cause catastrophic system issues - at least, just by deleting it.

Not sure which update specifically is the issue. It just states that an error has been encountered and there were some problems installing updates. (0x80070643)
Win10 Home 22H2; OS Build 19045.4046

Pentagon: "There is not a single reason to delete $WinREAgent folder in WIN 10!"
Thanks for your comment. However. I have a very small SSD with the OS on, which regulary hits the 'red line'. If this folder IS the cause of the update issue, then deleting it and allowing WU to reasert itself would be a reasonable reason - according to many reports I've read (which I accept could all be wrong). For a system with a large (enough) C-drive, probably not.

Thanks for your comments.

(Not sure how to get multiple quotes from multiple posts. Can someone point me in the direction of a helpful thread?)

Matt

Horsepilot: Thanks. I'll try that.

dalchina: "However, your problem with WU may have nothing to do with that."

Yes. That thought had occured to me. But this, if I remember correctly, seemed to work last time, so I thought I'd give it another go. No one I've read, seems to indicate that deleting the folder will cause catastrophic system issues - at least, just by deleting it.

Not sure which update specifically is the issue. It just states that an error has been encountered and there were some problems installing updates. (0x80070643)
Win10 Home 22H2; OS Build 19045.4046

Pentagon: "There is not a single reason to delete $WinREAgent folder in WIN 10!"
Thanks for your comment. However. I have a very small SSD with the OS on, which regulary hits the 'red line'. If this folder IS the cause of the update issue, then deleting it and allowing WU to reasert itself would be a reasonable reason - according to many reports I've read (which I accept could all be wrong). For a system with a large (enough) C-drive, probably not.

Thanks for your comments.

(Not sure how to get multiple quotes from multiple posts. Can someone point me in the direction of a helpful thread?)

Matt

The $WinREAgent folder is probably empty.
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local ==> how many tmp-folders?
dir c:\*.etl /w/o/s/p ==> unused log files can be deleted