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- How To Delete Software Distribution
- Windows 10 Software Distribution Delete
- Windows 10 Delete Softwaredistribution Download
![Distribution Distribution](/uploads/1/2/4/8/124867260/374476813.jpg)
The Software Distribution Folder contains all the files associated with Windows Updates and can be quite a large folder. This guide will show you how to delete its contents or simply rename it. Feb 15, 2019 Resolve Windows 10 upgrade errors - Windows IT Pro Microsoft Docs On the left is a sort of index. The table at the Microsoft site below lists the most common upgrade and installation errors, and a few things you can try to fix the problems. The Windows 10 Software Distribution Folder can be located using the Windows File Explorer in the following location: C: Windows SoftwareDistribution. If you haven’t had any major updates to Windows recently, the folder will probably be quite small, however, it can sometimes be 5 gigabytes in size or larger. Well before the update applied to the PC, these files download to a temporary folder SoftwareDistribution on the PC. Here this post guide you with more details on the software distribution folder. How to delete rename software distribution folder on windows 10, 8.1 and 7. Ok, so as I'm Windows 10 and I just needed to get some more space because I'm running out of it, I decided to look online for what folders are safe to delete. And well people said the The Downloads folder in the Software distribution folder is safe to delete and I will gain like 5gb from deleting it.
On occasion Windows updates fail and refuse to install some updates. This can be caused by some update files being downloaded and become corrupt. If this happens you can delete or rename the folder and it will be recreated in the same location.
You can also use this method to reduce space used on your servers.
You can also use this method to reduce space used on your servers.
3 Steps total
Step 1: Type services in search and Run the services mmc
When in services search for 'Windows Update' and stop the service from running
How To Delete Software Distribution
Step 2: Delete the 'SoftwareDistribution' folder
Brows to 'C:Windows' locate the 'SoftwareDistribution' Folder and either rename or delete it
![Distribution Distribution](/uploads/1/2/4/8/124867260/713233845.jpg)
Windows 10 Software Distribution Delete
Step 3: Start the 'Windows Update' Service
Windows 10 Delete Softwaredistribution Download
In the 'Search' type 'Services' run the services mmc. Locate the 'Windows Update' service and right click select start
The update service should now start and the 'C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution' folder should be re-created
The update service should now start and the 'C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution' folder should be re-created
Your updates should be downloaded again without corruption.
5 Comments
- JalapenoPushpak Nov 14, 2014 at 07:29amYou can use batch file instead of doing manually, use following codenet stop wuauserv
del c:windowsSoftwareDistribution /q /s
net start wuauserv - PimientoCodeN00b Jan 5, 2017 at 09:34pmI know this is an older post, but here would be the powershell commands.Stop-Service wuauserv
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force C:WindowsSoftwareDistributionDownload*
Start-Service wuauserv - PimientoMLEVIN1524 Apr 27, 2018 at 12:51pm#::| CLEAR SCREEN
Clear-Host;#::|+--------------------------------------------------------------
#::| GET SERVER NAME
$PSSERVER = Read-Host 'SERVERNAME'#::|+--------------------------------------------------------------
#::| ERROR ACTION PREFERENCE
$ErrorActionPreference = 'silentlycontinue'#::|+----------------------------------------------------------------
#::| SHUTDOWN SERVICES
(get-service -ComputerName $PSSERVER -Name BITS).Stop()
(get-service -ComputerName $PSSERVER -Name wuauserv).Stop()#::|+----------------------------------------------------------------
#::| REMOVE SOFTWARE DISTIBUTION FOLDER
Remove-Item $PSSERVERC$WindowsSoftwareDistribution -force -Confirm:$false -Recurse#::|+----------------------------------------------------------------
#::| START SERVICES
(get-service -ComputerName $PSSERVER -Name BITS).Start()
(get-service -ComputerName $PSSERVER -Name wuauserv).Start()#::|+----------------------------------------------------------------
#::| GPUPDATE
Invoke-command -computername $PSSERVER -scriptblock {gpupdate /force}#::|+----------------------------------------------------------------
#::| WINDOWS UPDATE COMMANDS
$OS = wmic /NODE:$PSSERVER OS GET Name
if ($OS -like '*2012*'){Invoke-command -computername $PSSERVER -scriptblock {
gpupdate /force
wuauclt /detectnow /resetauthorization
wuauclt /updatenow
wuauclt /reportnow
}}
if ($OS -like '*2016*'){Invoke-command -computername $PSSERVER -scriptblock {
gpupdate /force
c:windowssystem32UsoClient.exe startscan
}} - Pimientojosephphilippa Jul 14, 2018 at 11:17pmOne of the folders in downloads can not be opened because it is corrupt, and resists deletion. How to be rid of it ?
- Pimientojosephphilippa Jul 15, 2018 at 03:06amI found a way - I made the drive a slave in another system and did a checkdisk. Now that corrupt folder could be deleted. When I had tried a checkdisk from the system on the actual HDD, it became unbootable. I could try again - and be successful, because the systems I 'experimented' on were clones of an original.