How to fix Windows Update looping

Windows Update can encounter an issue and stop abruptly or enter into a kind of loop. The possible causes of Windows Update getting stuck include filesystem errors, disk write errors, operating system issues, or malware attacks. There could be other reasons for Windows Update looping, but these are the commonest ones.

• Shut down the computer and attempt the reboot it

• Immediately after pressing the power button, press the F8 key continuously – this will launch the Advanced Boot Options menu.

• From the menu, use arrow keys and highlight “Last Known Good Configuration (advanced)”.

• Hit the “Enter” key.

• Insert your Windows Installation media/disc and boot from it

• Click on the “Repair your computer” link at the bottom-left corner

• Get into the System Recovery Options menu and select “Command Prompt.”

• Enter this command into the CMD interface and hit enter: sfc /scannow /offbootdir=c:\ /offwindir=c:\windows

• Insert Windows installation media and reboot the PC

• When you see the message, “press any key to boot from disk…” hit any key on your keyboard and the PC will boot from the installation disk.

• Select “Repair your computer” link.

• Get into the System Recovery Options menu and select “Command Prompt”.

• Enter these commands into the interface and hit Enter after each one: del C:\Windows\WinSxS\cleanup.xml and del C:\Windows\WinSxS\pending.xml

• Type “Exit” to quit Command Prompt.

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