Guide | How To Reset Windows Update Agent

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Fix Windows Update issues with Reset Windows Update Agent - gHacks Tech News

Reset Windows Update Agent is a lightweight command-driven program for the Windows operating system that you can make use of to correct issues with the updating functionality of the Windows operating system.

It enables you to run fixes for specific update related components instead of doing something drastic at the beginning, like using System Restore or a backup to restore a previous state of the Windows operating system.



Note: You need to run the program with elevated privileges. Right-click on it and select "run as administrator" to do so. Before you do, you may want to go through the script line by line by opening it in a text editor of choice to make sure it is only doing what it is supposed to be doing.
The program displays a list of fixes on start that you can run (after a disclaimer):

1. Change invalid values in the Windows Registry. It will delete and add certain values in the Registry (which you see when you open the command file in a text editor).
2. Reset Windows Update components (will stop services that are required for Windows Update to work, checks them, and starts them again. Will also reset Registry keys, locations on the computer and reregister files).
3. Delete temporary files in Windows that are linked to Windows Update.
4. Open the Internet Explorer options.
5. Reset the Winsock settings.
6. Search updates.
7. Explorer other local solutions.
8. Explorer other online solutions.
9. Restart your PC.
10. Close

Script Reset Windows Update Agent

 

[Balrog]

Recently i had a lot of trouble updating Windows 7 x32/x64 SP1. I hope this can be useful with that. Thank you.