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The original poster is seeking help to resolve repeated failed Windows 8.1 updates needed before upgrading to Windows 10. A respondent suggests stopping relevant services, clearing update cache files in DataStore and Download folders, and then restarting the services to attempt a fix. Overall, the thread involves troubleshooting update failures with the hope of completing the necessary updates for a Windows 10 upgrade.
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Djairo

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for me to update windows 10 i need a few more updates in windows 8.1 but those updates are always failiong and after trying things people have said it still does not owrk could any one help me?
 

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Neemobeer
  • Press Win key + r
  • Type services.msc <enter>
  • Right click Windows Update and select stop
  • Right click Background Intelligent Transfer Service and select stop
  • Open explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistrubtion
  • Delete all the contents of DataStore and Download
  • Restart Background Intelligent Transfer Service and then Windows Update
  • Go back into Windows Updates and check for updates and install
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Neemobeer

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  • Press Win key + r
  • Type services.msc <enter>
  • Right click Windows Update and select stop
  • Right click Background Intelligent Transfer Service and select stop
  • Open explorer and navigate to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistrubtion
  • Delete all the contents of DataStore and Download
  • Restart Background Intelligent Transfer Service and then Windows Update
  • Go back into Windows Updates and check for updates and install
 

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