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
    2025-05-21T10:54:42+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?

    1: What is Directory?

    2: What is an Output?

    3: What do you mean Directory Name?

    I did the CMD run by double clicking and that was the end result instantly there was nothing in between - nothing about a Directory, Output or Directory Rename change or Move request.

    I must be missing something.

    What I will do is block all Windows Updates and reinstall an Antivirus program.

    About a week ago I downloaded Windows 10 from Microsoft to a USB to do a clean reinstall and will do that at some point - not now.

    I know you say the REALTEK Audio driver isn't the issue, but I still think it is behind what has happened if it isn't actually Microsoft with their updates that unfortunately don't always work or are full of bugs or not fully tested because if they were there wouldn't be fixes, patches and Microsoft trying to resolve reported issues with updates that do damage more so than not. Namely Windows 10 and Windows 11.

    Reading others stories similar to my situation nothing has worked like:

    • DSIM
    • CMD
    • Resets
    • Uninstalling and reinstalling drivers
    • Following different methods to resolve Error Code ?
    • Troubleshooting
    • Reg Edit
    • Stop Net ???/Start Net ???
    • Changing the DNS
    • Disabling Antivirus software
    • Uninstalling Antivirus software and Firewalls
    • Device Manager prompts
    • Deleting the SoftwareDistribution folder
    • Renaming the SoftwareDistribution folder
    • Checking the hardware
    • Removing all third party software apps. Eg Antivirus.
    • Scannow

    The list goes on...

    A lot of this PC stuff I don't do at all and have never had to until now so what might be simple for you doesn't mean it is simple or straight forward for everyone.

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  2. Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-05-21T10:59:28+00:00

    Directory = Folder.

    Output = the results you see after running the command or batch file.

    Directory name = Folder name

    What is a folder? https://www.lenovo.com/in/en/glossary/folder/

    //I know you say the REALTEK Audio driver isn't the issue, but I still think it is behind what has happened//

    I don't think so as I've said multiple times before. But if you strongly believe so, I hope someone else will be able to help you with these issues.

    Good luck.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-05-21T11:41:56+00:00

    Worked it out!

    For anyone that isn't IT or PC techy:

    When downloading from UPPDUMP and putting it into a NEW FOLDER when UNZIPPING make sure the FOLDER TITLE has no SPACES in it or this is what will happen if:

    PUT ELSWHERE or IN A NEW FOLDER when trying to RUN it:

    .\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 . . .

    or...

    UNZIPPED FOLDER with spaces in the TITLE:

    Current directory contains spaces in its path.

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

    Press any key to continue . . .

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-05-21T15:27:16+00:00

    It's been running close to 4 hours now - how long does it usually take?

    No errors and everything is successful, but on this current deployment the cursor has been flashing for about 30 minutes with nothing else happening.

    No options yet to keep Files or Folders.

    I should have left this for the weekend rather than mid-week as it is really late now and I didn't expect this to take so long.

    Can this be left to run overnight?

    Can it be turned off and done another time instead?

    === Running UUP Converter v113 ===

    === Checking UUP Info . . .

    === Configured Options . . .

    AutoStart 1

    AddUpdates 1

    === Preparing Reference ESDs . . .

    Microsoft-OneCore-ApplicationModel-Sync-Desktop-FOD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-OneCore-DirectX-Database-FOD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-Hello-Face-Migration-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-Hello-Face-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-Optional-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Handwriting-en-us-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-OCR-en-us-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Speech-en-us-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-TextToSpeech-en-us-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-MediaPlayer-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-MSPaint-FoD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-Notepad-FoD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell-ISE-FOD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-Printing-PMCPPC-FoD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-Printing-WFS-FoD-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-QuickAssist-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-StepsRecorder-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-TabletPCMath-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-UserExperience-Desktop-Package-amd64

    Microsoft-Windows-WordPad-FoD-Package-amd64

    OpenSSH-Client-Package-amd64

    === Creating Setup Media Layout . . .

    === Creating install.wim . . .

    Using LZX compression with 8 threads

    Archiving file data: 7202 MiB of 7202 MiB (100%) done

    Using LZX compression with 8 threads

    Archiving file data: 244 MiB of 244 MiB (100%) done

    === Updating install.wim / 2 image{s} . . .

    1/5: SSU-19041.5853-x64.cab [SSU]

    2/5: Windows10.0-KB5015684-x64.cab [Enablement]

    3/5: Windows10.0-KB5056474-x64.cab [Setup DU]

    4/5: Windows10.0-KB5058379-x64.cab [LCU]

    5/5: Windows10.0-KB5059607-x64.cab [SafeOS DU]

    === Servicing Index: 1

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.19041.3636

    Mounting image

    [==========================100.0%==========================]

    The operation completed successfully.

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.19041.3636

    Image Version: 10.0.19041.1

    Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package Package_for_ServicingStack_5853~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.5853.1.1

    [==========================100.0%==========================]

    The operation completed successfully.

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.19041.3636

    Image Version: 10.0.19041.1

    Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package Package_for_KB5015684~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.1799.1.2

    [==========================100.0%==========================]

    The operation completed successfully.

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.19041.3636

    Image Version: 10.0.19041.1

    Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package Package_for_RollupFix~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~19041.5854.1.15

    [==========================100.0%==========================]

    The operation completed successfully.

    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool

    Version: 10.0.19041.3636

    Nothing has happened further and it is about 40 minutes now.

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  5. Ramesh 181.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-05-21T15:41:37+00:00

    The last time I downloaded, it took less than 20 minutes. Try downloading it from another PC.

    There may be some underlying issues with your PC. Maybe you can share your Farbar logs. I've posted the instructions earlier.

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