Find and double click on Windows Update and then click on Stop button.
- To delete Update cache, go to – C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder.
- Press CTRL+A and press Delete to remove all files and folders.
Find and double click on Windows Update and then click on Stop button.
- To delete Update cache, go to – C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder.
- Press CTRL+A and press Delete to remove all files and folders.
To delete the downloaded updates in Windows Vista, 7, or 8, browse to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. (You may have to show hidden files to browse there.) Then select all the files (Ctrl+A) and delete them. Once the files are deleted, restart the computer.Open File Explorer, and go to View > Folder Options. Select the Show hidden files, folder, and drives radio button, and click Apply to enable the display of hidden files on your computer. Once done, navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download and delete the content of the Download folder.
How do I clear Windows Update download cache?
On Services window, find the service “Windows Update,” right-click on it and select the option “Stop.” Open File Explorer and go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. You can safely delete the contents of the Download folder. To purge the update cache, open Command Prompt by Start -> Run and type “cmd“.
How do I clear Windows Update history?
To remove them from update history, follow these steps. This will stop the Windows Update Service and the Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Browse to the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution folder and delete all the files and folders inside. You may press Ctrl+A to Select All and then click on Delete.
