Canceling Optional Language Features download

Question

Hi, I wanted to start typing in Mandarin on my Windows 10 PC, so I installed several different input languages for Chinese. I removed the input languages that I didn't like, but I didn't know that the optional features were still being downloaded, resulting in a pile-up of optional features. I want to reinstall a language from the clean slate, so I cancelled the downloads, only for these features to be stuck on "Canceling". When I closed the settings window and opened it up again, it went back to downloading them again. Is there anyway to forcefully cancel these downloads?

Answer 1

Dear Starfish[xy33],

First make sure that you don't have any Windows Update available for your computer. If there is, install it, restart and check if your issue is fixed.

As mentioned before go to the Command Prompt as an administrator and copy paste the following lines, one after another, pressing Enter after each line :

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Restart and check if the issue is fixed.

Regards,

Hadrien

Answer 2

Thanks but it didn't work, unfortunately. The optional features are still "on queue" after the restart.

Answer 3

Hi Starfish[xy33], my name is Hadrien, an independent advisor and I'll do my best to help you today.

"Manage optional features" bug can sometimes be solved using this procedure :

Click on "Start", type "cmd", right-click on "Command prompt" and click on "Run as administrator".

Copy-paste this line (to paste right-click on "Administrator : command prompt" at the top > Edit > Paste) :

schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Installation" /Disable

Restart your computer and check if the problem is solved.

If it isn't solved do the same procedure but with this line instead :

schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\LanguageComponentsInstaller\Installation" /Enable

Regards,

Hadrien