How to fix Failure configuring Windows updates

The automatic update feature notifies users of the latest Windows updates   and even automatically updates them for them. While this seems to be a useful feature, it can also be annoying at times, such as Failure configuring Windows updates reverting changes. Follow the article to know what this error is and how to fix it effectively!

What is Failure configuring Windows updates reverting changes error? This error usually occurs when you enable the Auto-update feature on Windows or when you update yourself. Windows does not always automatically update smoothly, because the setting and configuration of each machine is not compatible with the new version of Windows.

Method 1. Wait about 20-30 minutes

If you get a Failure configuring Windows updates error, the first solution is that you can wait about 20-30 minutes for the system to reset the update settings. Then restart your computer to check if the error is still there.

Method 2. Press the Power button to restart the device

If after that period of time, the  laptop  does not turn on, you can press and hold the Power button to turn it off. Then reopen the machine to enter the main Windows desktop, from which the following handling methods can be applied.

Method 3. Restart Windows with Clean Boot State mode

One solution to fix this error is to restart Windows with Clean Boot State mode.

Click the Windows icon button > Type msconfig > Open.

Select Startup > Select Open Task Manager.

In the Task Manager window, select the applications you feel are not necessary to launch when opening Windows > Click Disable.

Go back to the System Configuration window, open General > Click Selective startup > Check the box for Load system services and Use original boot configuration.

Open Services > Check the box Hide all Microsoft Services > Click Disabled all > Select Apply > OK.

Finally, we restart the computer to save the changes.

Method 4. Clear the Windows Update feature cache

Another solution that also helps to fix this is to clear the Windows Update feature cache.

Click the Windows icon button > Type services > Open.

Find and select Background Intelligent Transfer Service > Click Stop if available to stop this function (if there is no Stop button, only Start, no need to press anything).

Then, go to the following path 

C: WindowsSoftwareDistribution.

Find 2 folders DataStore and Download > Delete the subfolders contained in 2 folders DataStore and Download.

Back in the Services window, find and select Background Intelligent Transfer Service > Click Start to restart this feature.

Restart Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Restart the computer and then start updating Windows again to see if the error is still there.

Method 5. Boot and enter the computer using Safe Mode

Users can also try to fix the error by restarting the computer and then pressing F8 to enter Safe Mode.

Then you go to the following path 

C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionDownload 

and delete all the items inside. After deleting, restart  the computer .

Method 6. Delete data in the WinSxS folder

WinSxS is a folder containing operating system-related data, so you should definitely not delete it if the machine works properly. However, when the machine encounters operating system-related errors such as updating Windows, you should delete it to fix the error.

Go to the following path C: WindowsWinSxS and delete all subfolders.

Method 7. Use the Troubleshooters

One last method is to use the Troubleshooters.

Click the Windows icon button > Type troubleshoot settings > Open.

Select the Additional troubleshooters item.

Select Windows Update > Click Run the troubleshooter.

Kareem Winters

Update 15 September 2021