Open a Command Prompt as Administrator and type perfmon /res . Look under the CPU or Disk tabs for any "WindowsUpdate" processes that are hung and end them manually [5].
For a repack, you want to clean without breaking customizations. Run these commands in an admin CMD: Open a Command Prompt as Administrator and type perfmon /res
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old Restart the services: net start wuauserv net start bits net start cryptSvc Microsoft Learn 3. Adjust Log File Size (Advanced) Run these commands in an admin CMD: ren
Double-click on and change its value data from 1 to 0 . (Setting it to 0 disables the autologger from trying to boot up a duplicate session). Click OK . Restart your computer. Method 2: Clear the Windows Update Cache Click OK
If you’d like, I can also give you a to automate this fix.