[SOLVED] Windows 10 Update Infinite Checking Loop

[OrangeSocks]

Hi, done. Attached the log files. Thanks

 

[Maxstar]

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to: C:\Windows, scroll down to the SoftwareDistribution folder and take a screenshot of this window.
Post this screenshot in your next reply.

 

[OrangeSocks]

Hi, after restarting there where some updates to be applied. I tried and everything worked fine.
But when I open windows update an error is shown. I attach the screenshot of the error and also the one you requested.
Thanks

 

[Maxstar]

Open an elevated command prompt and run the following three commands.

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits

Then rename the SoftwareDistribution folder to SoftwareDistribution.old.
When you get the message access denied let me know.

 

[OrangeSocks]

Hi, executed the commands. Attached the screenshot of the result.
I successfully renamed SoftwareDistribution to SoftwareDistribution.old

 

[Maxstar]

Great, reboot the system and run Windows Update again. If it fails attach a new copy of the CBS.log.

copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log "%userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt"

 

[OrangeSocks]

Hi, windows update worked.
Now it tells me that I can updated to Windows 11. Is it safe to go on ?
Would it be better to make a backup image before trying to upgrade ?

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Yes, you can upgrade to Windows 11, but Windows 10 will remain fully supported through 14 October 2025. At this point, the main reason to upgrade to Windows 11 is for personal preference. But that is my opinion. Before you upgrade to Windows 11, you should pay attention to the available disk space. This can be a problem in the future or while upgrading the system. Maybe you can add some more free space from the data partition (D:\) to your system drive? Resizing the system drive to 128 GB will be enough to be safe.

Drive c: (Windows) (Fixed) (Total:80 GB) (Free:29.72 GB) NTFS
Drive d: (Data) (Fixed) (Total:381.33 GB) (Free:381.22 GB) NTFS

Would it be better to make a backup image before trying to upgrade ?

It is always wise to make a back-up or complete system image before upgrading to a new version of Windows. See this tutorial how to make a system image with Macrium Reflect.

 

[OrangeSocks]

I'm not so fond of upgrading myself, but this friend of mine would like to.
I'll do as you suggest about disk resizing. Thanks a lot for your help. Take care.

 

[Maxstar]

Hi,

Your welcome. And glad we could help to solve this problem!