This is how you can fix Windows 10 if you’ve encountered any update errors (1903, 1803, 1809…) when updating the system.
Following the release of Windows 10 update 1903 , many users have reported errors while updating their system on the Microsoft community forums. Most of these errors are usually related to “stops” and pauses during the update process, which forces the computer to restart to stop the installation and then access the system. Fortunately, there are several solutions that allow us to recover Windows if there has been an update error, and we’ll look at some of them here.
Stop Windows 10 updates manually
To get your computer back to normal after an update failure, the best way to avoid future headaches is to manually stop system updates .
The process is as simple as accessing Windows 10 services, which are accessed by pressing the Windows + R key combination and typing the following command in the search box:
- services.msc
Once inside the program, a window similar to this will appear:
The next step to temporarily disable updates is to search for the Windows Update service . Right-click on it and select Properties.
Finally, we’ll stop the process in question using the Stop button and select the Disabled option under Startup Type in the same General section as the stop button.
The next step is to apply the changes and save them using the Apply and OK buttons. After this, we’ll delete the updates that caused the error in Windows 10 using the following path:
- C:/Windows/SoftwareDistribution/Downloads
Once inside the Downloads folder, we will delete all existing folders and files using the usual method, granting them the appropriate user permissions.
Finally, we’ll reboot the system and re-enable the Windows Update process by selecting the Manual option under Startup Type.
And download the updates yourself
The usual process for updating Windows involves using the Windows Update application. If the Windows 10 update error is caused by this, we can download and install updates manually .
Simply download the Windows 10 tool to download the system and create installation media using this link . Once opened, click Update this PC now and accept the terms of use.
The process from now on is as simple as waiting for Windows to download the updates. After that, click Restart Now, and they will automatically install on your computer. This time, with no apparent errors.
If the above didn’t work…
In case the above has not worked, we can resort to an external tool to fix the Windows 10 update error called WinUpdateToggler , which we can download from this link .
After unzipping the container folder, right-click the EXE file and run the program with administrator privileges. The program window should look like this:
To disable updates, press the keys 1, 2, and 3. Finally, press 4 to apply all the changes, and delete the updates using the same procedure as above.
If we want to update the computer again, we’ll have to follow the reverse process to re-enable updates or use the Windows 10 installer.
