Windows 10 Update (Something went wrong. Try to reopen settings later)

Anonymous
2020-07-07T10:31:57+00:00

* Mod note on 16 October 2021.

A third-party tool to block all updates to Windows 10 is mentioned several times in this thread. Links to this tool have been removed because Microsoft policy is that one cannot post here any method of permanently stopping/blocking updates to Windows.

Everytime i enter windows update i cant see nothing in Windows Update tab, only "Something went wrong. Try to reopen settings later" .

3 days have went by of me trying to fix this, but nothing is working...

The troubleshoot shows nothing wrong...

Tried to reset the pc but i got an error (something went wrong)...

When i try to scan the disk it always gives me an error

Did sfc /scandisk in safe mode there was no problem

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-07-07T10:54:44+00:00

    Hi Ug,

    My name is Jen a fellow Windows 10 user and an Independent Advisor. Let me help you with your concern. Here are some troubleshooting steps that you can do:

    1. Rename Software Distribution folder
    • Click the Start button and type cmd
    • Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
    • Type the following commands one at a time. Press Enter after each command

    net stop bits

    net stop wuauserv

    ren %systemroot%\softwaredistribution softwaredistribution.bak

    ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak

    net start bits

    net start wuauserv

    • Close the command prompt after running the command and restart the computer
    1. Repair hard drive error
    • Open Command Prompt Admin again
    • Type the following command and press Enter

    chkdsk/f C:

    • Restart the computer after
    • Note the error message if you'll get any
    1. Run System file checker tool

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929833...

    1. Do a Repair Upgrade

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

    1. Clean Install Windows

    https://www.windowscentral.com/how-do-clean-ins...

    If all the above troubleshooting won't work, there's a possibility that it's a hardware issue. Contact the computer manufacturer for hardware troubleshooting.

    I hope this helps.

    Kind regards,

    Jen

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-19T13:58:21+00:00

    everytime when I put in this command in cmd it say access denied help please :

    ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-04T18:59:33+00:00

    Same problem Access Denied

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