how to unpause update from windows 11?

Paulo Silvério Maio 0 Reputation points
2025-06-19T10:30:36.0433333+00:00

update is paused and cant undone. why?

it cant click to un pause

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  1. S.Sengupta 24,476 Reputation points MVP
    2025-06-19T13:31:45.4666667+00:00

    Try this:

    Open Command Prompt as Admin and copy-paste the following commands following hitting the Enter key after each command:

    net stop wuauserv

    net stop bits

    ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

    net start wuauserv

    net start bits

    Reboot and retry the same.

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  2. Kapil Arya 8,451 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-06-21T15:20:54.75+00:00

    Hello,

    If you can't resume update/disable pause updates, refer this fix:

    https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-cant-resume-updates-in-windows-11

    Let us know if this helps!

    Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog by a trusted Microsoft MVP. 

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