Solved Windows will not update darn near anything after a refresh

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[DEL]Hey guys, so about a month ago I needed to do a refresh on my Asus Laptop which had Windows 8.1 (64bit). I bought this computer back in September of 2013. It was a simple refresh that saved my files and such. The reason I had to refresh was for some odd unknown reason, League of Legends would not go to the login screen, as it would fail. I tried everything to fix that problem, and nothing worked. So, I did a refresh.

Now, I have Windows 8, and my updates wont install at all. I have tried to do a windows update repair and it doesn't fix all the problems, tried to do a clean boot install. Nothing works as of right now. My computer restarts every 2 days and fails.

"Failed Configuring Windows Updates - Reverting Changes" < something of that sort. Every time. I checked if any of the windows updates have gone through, and almost all of them have not.

I would appreciate any help, as I would like to get my computer back to its original state.[/DEL]



EDIT: All you have to do is update to Windows 8.1 through the Windows Store, and it fixes this problem. Figured it out!
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Delete all contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

Reboot and try WU again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7601.18247.x86fre.win7sp1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-built Intel based
    CPU
    Pentium D 925 3.0 GHz socket 775, Presler @ ~ 3.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    Intel DQ965MT
    Memory
    Hyundai 2 GB DDR2 @ 333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS DirectCU II HD7790-DC2OC-2GD5 Radeon HD 7790 2GB 128-Bit GDDR5
    Sound Card
    MOTU Traveler firewire interface
    Hard Drives
    1 Seagate Barracuda SATA II system/boot drive 80 GB, 2 Western Digital hdds - 1 is SATA II Caviar Black 1 TB attached to card (assorted media, page, temp), other is SATA I 420 GB (games, media, downloads)
    PSU
    Thermaltake 450W
    Cooling
    stock Gateway cooling, extra large fan in rear of case
    Keyboard
    Alienware/Microsoft Internet kb
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
    Internet Speed
    Optimum Online, fast for US
    Browser
    Pale Moon
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky integrated into ZoneAlarm+Antivirus
Okay I will try that when I get home from school in about 2 hours. Thank you, and hopefully this works.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Please download the attached file. Right click and select Run as Administrator.

**Please close all programs & save all your work, the computer will restart after 10 seconds.**
 

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  • Win8 WU.bat
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Once that is complete download this file and Run as Administrator.

**This file has 3 steps, you will be prompted to "Press any key" after each.**

After the file has finished restart your computer.

Next, Download & run Collect.bat as Admin.

Post all logs from the Logs folder on the Desktop.
 

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  • DISM.bat
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  • Collect.bat
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Once that is complete download this file and Run as Administrator.

**This file has 3 steps, you will be prompted to "Press any key" after each.**

After the file has finished restart your computer.

Next, Download & run Collect.bat as Admin.

Post all logs from the Logs folder on the Desktop.

What do you mean post all logs from the logs folder on the desktop?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
The bat files will create a folder called Logs on the Desktop.

In that folder you should have the following txt files..

-DISM.txt
-CBS.txt
-Win8WU.txt
-ReportingEvents.txt
-sfcdetails.txt

I was asking you to post them so I could look at whats happening.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
The bat files will create a folder called Logs on the Desktop.

In that folder you should have the following txt files..

-DISM.txt
-CBS.txt
-Win8WU.txt
-ReportingEvents.txt
-sfcdetails.txt

I was asking you to post them so I could look at whats happening.

All I have in the logs folder is Win8WU.txt

I did the full DISM.bat running as admin, and after a reboot, still no ReportingEvents.txt

I have everything else though.

Edit: How do I post them on here, especially when the logs are extremely long.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
Collect.bat will copy some files into the Logs folder for you. You will need to run it as Admin though.

Sometimes the files are to large (ex. CBS.txt), so you won't be able to post them unless you use a site like mediafire.com

How to attach files:

Step 1) Click the Go Advanced button below the quick reply box.
Step 2) Click Manage Attachments.
Step 3) Click Browse > choose the file to attach
Step 4) Click Upload
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Okay I was able to upload them all except sfcdetails.

Edit: Oh, the sfcdetails is empty :p
 

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  • CBS.txt
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  • dism.txt
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  • Win8WU.txt
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
It looks like one of the updates is stuck. First I will attempt to let Windows finish the job by itself. If this doesn't work then we can move on to removing things.

Step 1) Press :winkey: + S to open Search > Type: Powershell
Step 2) Right click Windows Powershell > Click Run as Administrator
Step 3) Type each command as follows.. Press enter after each.

Command 1) start-transcript c:\PS.txt -append
Command 2) get-bitstransfer | resume-bitstransfer
Command 3) get-bitstransfer | complete-bitstransfer
Command 4) stop-transcript

This will create a log file called PS.txt at C:\

Please attach it to your next post.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Hmm, the transcript doesn't show any output from the commands. I will need to work on that. It does however look like the commands were typed correctly, so that's a plus. :)

Try to restart the computer now, after you login again open Windows Update to see if all updates have been installed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Enterprise
Dont I need to install the updates, then restart? then it will show if my updates were installed?

I want to make sure i do this correctly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
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