What to Do When Your Computer Gets Windows Update Errors

Most people use Windows, it’s been around forever and so has Windows Updater. What should you do though, when the unthinkable happens and you encounter Windows Update Errors? It’s supposed to be automatic and take care of Windows for you.

–      Issue One: The download for the latest update or a previous update was interrupted.

• Maybe your computer was offline and missed an important update, this can happen pretty easily. Later on when it tries to update a file that wasn’t downloaded before, it might cause an error.
• Maybe your computer was shut off, the power was shut off, or the Internet went down during a previous or current download.
• Maybe you interrupted the update by accident, this can cause non-essential updates to get set to the side and forgotten. Later on when your computer tries to update things don’t make sense.
• Fixes: Restarting the updater and letting it do its job can usually fix these errors. Occasionally you might need to erase a file for it to start over again but Microsoft set this up to happen automatically with the updater.

–      Issue Two: There wasn’t enough space on your hard drive to update Windows, causing a Windows Update error.

• You might have viruses or malware taking up lots of room, run your checkers to make sure this isn’t happening. Some older viruses are even designed to fill up all your space.
• You might need to clean up your Internet cache and clear out any temporary files. A program like PC Health Boost can take care of this automatically; otherwise, there are several hands on guides to use out there.
• You might need to delete some movies or files that have been sitting around for a while.
• Finally, it might be time to uninstall some programs that are taking up a lot of space. It’s okay to let go of that WordPerfect program. Just uninstall it and forget you had it, it’ll be okay.

–      Issue Three: You need to agree to the Licensing Agreement.

• When you install many Windows updates, you need to check off that you agree to the usual Microsoft Licensing Agreement. Choose the swirling ribbon symbol and agree to the License for Windows.

–      Issue Four: Windows update keeps hanging on the same update, so it doesn’t finish OR it keeps asking to update the same file.

• If a previous update has installed incorrectly, Windows Updater will run into problems. To fix it you might have to reinstall Windows if you can’t get the Updater to work. If you need help, a program like PC HealthBoost can take care of a mistake that Updater missed.

Hopefully this guide got you through your Windows Updater error, it can be really tough to deal with alone but there are people out there willing to help. When you’re in a pinch though and need help now, go download PC Health Boost.