Windows 8 Apps not downloading. All stuck on pending.

Anonymous
2012-12-22T14:29:15+00:00

I just received a brand new Windows 8 laptop. Right out of the box, a bunch of apps want to update but they all get stuck on "pending" and will not download. I'm very disappointed at the lack of "out of the box" workability. How can I get these apps to update and download?

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Anonymous
2012-12-29T00:03:19+00:00

I found these steps on a different thread and gave them a try, and afterwards my updates downloaded and installed fine.  Forcing the update service to create a new SoftwareDistribution folder seemed to resolve the issue:

  1. Open an administrative command prompt (go to the Start screen, type "cmd", right-click on Command Prompt and hit "Run as administrator")
  2. Type the following four commands in the command prompt:
  3. net stop wuauserv

cd %systemroot%

ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

net start wuauserv 4. Try to install updates again.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T01:15:58+00:00

    The command prompt doesn't work sorry!

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T00:37:01+00:00

    I ended up having to do a system refresh.

    Files aren't affected and now all my apps can update or download.

    Cheers

    How do you refresh your system? I just got the windows 8, so I don't know much about it. Ever since I got it haven't been able to download any apps, even though I am connected to internet my apps always say "pending"

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-24T17:38:16+00:00

    SoftwareDistribution.old not found

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-22T14:03:41+00:00

    this issue i met was all the apps r just being "pending".. i cant install anything even updates are being in pending session.. tried most of ur methods.. couldnt help me

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