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
    2015-03-06T22:26:25+00:00

    I tried this now everytime I try and install an app it says pending strait away

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-20T16:50:58+00:00

    I looked on another forum and found an answer!

    Open the control panel (You can do this by going into the bottom left corner of your screen, right-clicking and clicking control panel).

    Next, search 'Troubleshooting'.

    there should be an option that says 'Fix problems with Windows update'. Click this.

    It will take you through some steps and fix it. Once this has happened, everything works like it should have done before!

    Good luck everyone! 😉

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-20T02:01:12+00:00

    also, at first other apps downloaded perfectly then when i went to download more. they are stuck pending!?

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