Windows 10 Update Assistant Keeps Reinstalling

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Like everything else, Windows 10 Update Assistant could act up and many complaints about it share the same topic: Windows 10 Update Assistant keeps reinstalling. In most of the cases, the best solution is to set connection as metered. If the issue persists, you could get rid of Update Assistant, stop a couple of services and so on. If you don’t know your way around Windows 10 and could use some help carrying out the solutions, read to the end. 

Actions To Take

Set Connection As Metered

  • Step 1: Press Windows + I to open Settings, select Network & Internet and choose Wi-Fi.
  • Step 2: Hit Manage known networks, click your Wi-Fi network and pick Properties. 
  • Step 3: Toggle on the switch below Metered connection, restart your computer and see how things turn out. 

Note: If you use Ethernet, open Settings, select Network & Internet, choose Ethernet and hit Connected under your connection to be able to set it as metered.

Get Rid Of Assistant

  • Step 1: Press Windows key, type taskschd.msc and hit Enter to open Task Scheduler.
  • Step 2: Look to the left, expand Task Scheduler Library and make your way to Microsoft > Windows > UpdateOrchestrator.
  • Step 3: Look to the right, right-click each of the items down below and pick Delete:
    • UpdateAssistant
    • UpdateAssistantCalendarRun
    • UpdateAssistantWakeupRun
  • Step 4: Close Task Scheduler, press Windows + E to open File Explorer and get rid of the following folders:
    • C:\Windows\Windows10Upgrade
    • C:\Windows\UpdateAssistant
    • C:\Windows\UpgradeAssistantV2 
  • Step 5: Restart your computer.

Note: If you still like to keep Update Assistant around, you could disable it instead of getting rid of it.

  • Step 1: Press Windows key, type taskschd.msc and hit Enter to open Task Scheduler.
  • Step 2: Look to the left, expand Task Scheduler Library and make your way to Microsoft > Windows > UpdateOrchestrator.
  • Step 3: Look to the right, right-click each of the items down below and pick Disable:
    • UpdateAssistant
    • UpdateAssistantCalendarRun
    • UpdateAssistantWakeupRun
  • Step 4: Proceed to go to Microsoft > Windows  > WindowsUpdate, right-click each of these items and pick Disable:
    • Automatic App Update 
    • Scheduled Start 
    • Sih
    • Sihboot
  • Step 5: Close Task Scheduler, press Windows key, type services.msc and hit Enter to open Services. Next, locate Windows Update Service, double-click it, pick Stop and change its Startup type to Disabled. After you finish, save your changes by selecting Apply and choosing OK. Last but not least, restart your computer. 

Stop A Couple Of Services

  • Step 1: Go to Search bar, type cmd and hit Run as administrator. 
  • Step 2: In Command Prompt (Admin), run the commands down below to stop BITS, Windows Update Service, Cryptographic, and MSI Installer:
    • net stop bits
    • net stop wuauserv
    • net stop cryptSvc
    • net stop msiserver
  • Step 3: Restart your computer.

Windows Updates Not Installing: Troubleshooting

Run Windows Update Troubleshooter

  • Step 1: Open Settings, select Update & Security and choose Troubleshoot.
  • Step 2: Click Additional troubleshooters, pick Windows Update and choose Run troubleshooter.
  • Step 5: Assuming that the troubleshooter manages to locate the root of the problem and offer a fix, hit Apply this fix. 

Pause Then Resume Update 

  • Step 1: Open Settings, select Update & Security and choose Advanced options in Windows Update.
  • Step 2: Click Pause Updates, pick a random date in the future and restart your computer. 
  • Step 3: When the screen comes back in, go to Windows Update in Settings and hit Resume.

Remove Corruption 

  • Step 1: Open Settings, select Update & Security and choose Recovery.
  • Step 2: Hit Restart now under Advanced startup.
  • Step 3: In Choose an options screen, go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
  • Step 4: Press either 4 (F4) to boot into Safe Mode or 5 (F5) to boot into Safe Mode with Networking.
  • Step 5: Open File Explorer, go to C:\Windows\ and delete the SoftwareDistribution folder. Next, open Command Prompt (Admin) then run the following commands to perform SFC and DISM scans:
    • SFC /scannow
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
    • DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Manually Installing Windows Updates: Instructions 

  • Step 1: Launch your web browser, search for Microsoft Update Catalog and hit the top result.  
  • Step 2: Proceed to enter the KB number of the target update in the search field then hit Enter.
  • Step 3: Look for the version that matches your operating system and hit the Download button next to it.
  • Step 4: The moment the download completes, double-click the executable file and follow on-screen instructions.
  • Step 5: Restart your computer.

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