I recently had a problem with updating apps from the Windows Store on a new laptop. They would end up stuck in a Pending state. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app but they still ended up in the same Pending state.
I resolved the problem using the following steps:
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Open a Command Prompt as an Administrator
(Go to the Start screen, type "cmd", right-click on Command Prompt and hit "Run as administrator") -
Run the following four commands in the command prompt:
net stop wuauserv
cd %systemroot%
ren SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
net start wuauserv - Retry installing the Apps/Updates again.
2 comments:
with the same pending stuck problem.
THIS WORKED FOR ME!
Control Panel - System and Security - Find and Fix Problems - System Security - Find and Fix Problems with Windows Update - (after fail) Try Troubleshooter as Administrator.
Resolved the following the problems:
Potential windows update database error detected 0x80070490 - FIXED
Windows update components must be repaired - FIXED
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