Unusual Files in C Drive After FAILED Windows Update Attempts!

Anonymous
2025-05-12T21:05:39+00:00

Windows 10

Just wanted to give it a fair go one more time by trying to fix problems myself, but still a major failure with Windows Updates.

Also, there doesn't seem to be any issues with the PC itself that I can find using what is available - it really does seem to be corrupt Window Updates.

Error Code: 0x80070057

Reset was done back in February, but didn't work. The only Antivirus third party programs on it before then was Kaspersky and AVG.

AVG was removed in the last part of 2024 and then reintroduced after the reset then removed again when told to remove everything by Microsoft Support.

Current Anti-virus is disabled.

Over the last 48 hours:

a: Scannow came back clean.

b: Chkdsk found nothing.

c: DISM also didn't resolve any issues as none found.

d: Ample storage in C Drive like 500 GBs.

e: Managed to rename SoftwareDistribution folders after the net stop ... net start steps, but made no difference.

f: Troubleshooter had pending restart at first, but since then troubleshooter detects no issues.

g: Have manually downloaded the updates from February and April (can't find anything for March) only these won't install either.

h: With Windows Update ERROR ENCOUNTERED does come up and Troubleshooter still detects nothing.

i: No malware or anything as that was checked prior via someone in the Microsoft Community and I still do checks myself.

j: Under RegEdit after exporting changed the values to 0 for Window Update Ux like:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX]

"IsConvergedUpdateStackEnabled"=dword:00000000

h: Diskcheckup found no issues.

On checking C Drive about the storage space as I was wondering if maybe I was missing something**,** just in case, I discovered these folders or files and was wondering if my PC is now compromised or these are a tell tale sign of Windows Update being corrupted or Other as these have only appeared in the last 6 hours or so.

NOTE: Will be doing a clean install at some point, but not just yet as need to copy some stuff over that I want to keep and as it may take several hours...

There is one or two others like below as well and all dated the same.

Thanks in advance!

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-21T08:23:42+00:00

    Downloaded: Download and convert to ISO with conversion option of including windows updates.

    • Extracted it to a different folder named Windows 10 Latest Update only there is no setup.exe.
    • Extracted it to the same download location and also no setup.exe.
    • Unzipped is not much more than Zipped in KB size. 8KB to 16KB. On that download page is has 4.2GB.

    Looking back at Uupdump should I be doing the following?

    Download using aria2 options create an archive which needs to be downloaded. The downloaded archive contains all needed files to achieve the selected task.

    To start the download process use a script for your platform:

    • Windows: uup_download_windows.cmd

    Maybe I should ask what do you mean when you say MOUNT THE ISO?

    Did just try the CMD command, but Windows Defender blocked it. I put WD back on not too long ago, but it seems I need to disable it again.

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  2. Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-05-21T09:09:15+00:00

    Select the OS language, and click Next.

    Select the editions you need, and click Next.

    Click the "Create download package" button.

    It downloads a .zip file. Extract the zip file contents to a folder.

    Run the file "uup_download_windows.cmd" to launch the ISO download.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-21T09:47:15+00:00

    Select the OS language, and click Next.

     

    Select the editions you need, and click Next.

     

    Click the "Create download package" button.

     

    It downloads a .zip file. Extract the zip file contents to a folder.

     

    Run the file "uup_download_windows.cmd" to launch the ISO download.

     

    Unzipped Folder:

    When I double click on "uup_download_windows.cmd" and run it... it has:

    CMD:

    Current directory contains spaces in its path.

    Please move or rename the directory to one not containing spaces.

    Press any key to continue . . .

    When I press any key it just closes down.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-21T09:52:10+00:00

    Select the OS language, and click Next.

     

    Select the editions you need, and click Next.

     

    Click the "Create download package" button.

     

    It downloads a .zip file. Extract the zip file contents to a folder.

     

    Run the file "uup_download_windows.cmd" to launch the ISO download.

     

    When I double click on "uup_download_windows.cmd" and run it... it has:

    CMD:

    Current directory contains spaces in its path.

    Please move or rename the directory to one not containing spaces.

    Press any key to continue . . .

    When I press any key it just closes down.

    From the ZIP folder direct:

    .\files\get_aria2.ps1 : The term '.\files\get_aria2.ps1' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script

    file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

    At line:1 char:1

    • .\files\get_aria2.ps1 
    • 
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (.\files\get\_aria2.ps1:String) [], CommandNotFoundException 

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    Press any key to continue . . .

    Even went back and selected Windows 10 HOME edition only and that made no difference either.

    Windows Home and Pro then Windows Home.

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  5. Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-05-21T09:59:37+00:00

    When I double click on "uup_download_windows.cmd" and run it... it has:

    CMD:

    Current directory contains spaces in its path.

    Please move or rename the directory to one not containing spaces.

    Press any key to continue . . .

    When I press any key it just closes down.

    The message is self-explanatory, I believe.

    Have you changed the directory name as the output suggests?

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