Windows Update Download Stuck and How To Fix It (Solved)

windows update download stuck

Is your windows update download stuck and window update stays at 0%? Or you need to activate your window 7/window 10? Just read out all the steps to get rid of this problem. This will solve your problem and then you are able to successfully download your complete update without any problem.

windows 10 update stuck downloading at 0%, While updating your window 10, if you are facing this type of error (shown in above picture) windows update download stuck, then you are at right place. I am gonna tell you how to get rid of this error, just follow the step given below.

How to Fix Windows update stuck on downloading Problem while windows update on Windows 10?

Just follow these 4 steps:-

1. Close Windows 10 Update service.
a. Open Command Prompt (Run as administrator).
b. Now you need to enter net stop wuauserv.
This will stop the ongoing update service of window 10.

2. Clean Windows Update Cache files.
a. Continue type “cd\windows”.
b. Type “rd /s SoftwareDistribution“, and then choose all files in this folder, and delete.
Note: If you cannot delete some of the files, reboot your computer. After you restart your computer, follow the next steps.

3. Restart Windows Update service.
a. To do that, Open Command Prompt (Run as administrator) and enter “net start wuauserv“.
This will start the ongoing update service of window 10.

4. Run Windows Update again
Last step is to run windows update again in your PC. So this time, you will be able to successfully download and install the Windows 10 system update smooth without being stuck.

[Solved] Windows Update Stuck On Downloading