Category: Windows Technologies

By default, the Windows Update client records all transaction information to the following log file: %windir%Windowsupdate.log If you receive an error message on the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Automatic Updates service, you can use the information that is included in the Windowsupdate.log log file to troubleshoot the issue. Back to the top | Give Feedback INTRODUCTION This article describes how to read the Windowsupdate.log file. To view the log file, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type windowsupdate.log, and then click OK. Back to the top | […]

Forcing Automatic Updates client (wuauclt) to install the updates: net stop wuauserv delete datastore folder in c:windowssoftwaredistribution; rd /s datastore delete download folder in c:windowssoftwaredistribution; rd /s download net start wuauserv wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow wuauclt /updatenow If still not getting update, then try clearing out the BITS serice as well net stop BITS & net stop wuauserv & net stop cryptsvc rename catroot2 folder in c:windowssystem32; rename catroot2 catroot2.old net start cryptsvc & net start wuauserv & net start BITS wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow wuauclt /updatenow   If still failing, check the Automatic Updates client log file at: %windir%Windowsupdate.log     […]