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

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-02-06T17:01:30+00:00

    How to reset settings?

    From another post:

    What is this?

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-03-09T14:29:11+00:00

    I have the same problem. The service Cryptographic Services and maybe others block the access.

    I'd use this third party tool to unblock windows updates and it worked

    ***Edited for TOU/COC Violation***

    ***Link Removed by Moderator***

    Can you please send the link/name of the 3rd party tool which worked? I don't understand why something which works was removed.

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  3. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-03-09T18:56:07+00:00

    I have the same problem. The service Cryptographic Services and maybe others block the access.

    I'd use this third party tool to unblock windows updates and it worked

    ***Edited for TOU/COC Violation***

    ***Link Removed by Moderator***

    Can you please send the link/name of the 3rd party tool which worked? I don't understand why something which works was removed.

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    The link that was removed led to a tool to stop all Windows 10 Updates. It was determined that preventing the updating of Windows compromises security to an unacceptable degree.

    Don

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-19T11:46:09+00:00

    Hi All,

    This Microsoft page fixed it for for me (20H2 19042):

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-update-troubleshooter-for-windows-10-19bc41ca-ad72-ae67-af3c-89ce169755dd

    Select Start  > Settings  > Update & Security  > Troubleshoot > Additional troubleshooters.

    Next, under Get up and running, select Windows Update > Run the troubleshooter.

    Which I believe calls this built in command:

    msdt.exe -ep WindowsHelp id WindowsUpdateDiagnostic

    Hope this helps someone and no 3rd party tool needed :)

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-03-23T20:03:39+00:00

    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

    Its does not let me update my game

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