- Get the latest updates available for your computer's operating system, software, and hardware. We will scan your computer and provide you with a selection.
- The site cannot determine which updates apply to your computer or display those updates unless you change your security settings to allow ActiveX controls and active scripting. The best way to do this without lowering your security settings is to make this site a trusted website.
Running out of storage space is nothing new. Most of us have access to the internet and keep downloading stuff. Then there are games which can occupy a lot of storage space. The biggest problem arrives when you run of storage space on your Windows Installation drive which is usually the C drive, and the updates stop downloading. Windows OS doesn’t offer you an option to change the download location of the updates. In this post, we will learn to change Windows 10 Updates download location.
When can I download Windows 10 1803? By the download portal of Microsoft is still Fall Creators. Update: The update is now available.Click here and run the Update Assistant to perform the update or click here on the Windows Media Creating Tool 10 and select the Upgrade this computer now option.
Change Windows 10 Updates download location
Before you begin, you should know that you will need to have administrator privileges to complete this. If you have a regular account, it’s a good idea to get in touch who had set up your PC and take his help.
The default location of Windows Update is C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution. The SoftwareDistribution folder is where everything gets downloaded and later installed.
Prepare a new directory for the system to download the Windows Update
Create a target directory in a drive other than C drive. It can be named as WindowsUpdateDownload for easy reference. Let’s assume that the path is D:WindowsUpdateDownload
Next, use Ctrl+Alt+Delete to launch the Task Manager and switch to Services tab, and then right-click on wuauserv, and stop it.
Now rename C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution to C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution.old
Create Symlink
To create a symlink, in the start menu, search for CMD or command prompt. Right-click on it, and run it as administrator. Then type the below-mentioned command then hit Enter:
This will make Windows Update start the downloading files from zero to this new location.
In case it doesn’t work, you can try to boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode to get this done.
Restart Windows Update Service
After this, you need to start the Windows Update Service. You can either use the Task Manager to start it like we did above or execute the following command in CMD:
Check if Windows Update is working:
Go to Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update > Check for Update. If it starts downloading an update or does not throw any error, you are all set.
Here is an interesting fact, after downloading the Windows Update, the OS unpacks it in the drive which has the freest space available and installs from there. Windows will clear the content of this directory from time to time.
We recommend you to use a storage space which usually remains empty. While you can choose an SD card (NTFS format) or an external drive, we recommend not to unless it always stays connected to the PC.
Related Posts:
Windows Update Patch Download
With all due respect to you, if you're unable to use a search engine to find the download website, are you sure you're ready to install the upgrade right now?
The conventional wisdom has always been to not jump on a major upgrade as soon as it's released. Let the early adopters and corporate testers discover the problems that the upgrade can cause, and let Microsoft have some time to fix them. Nothing made by human beings is perfect, and with something as complex as an upgrade to Windows, you can practically bet the farm that something(s) will go wrong.
Moreover, with Windows 10 Microsoft is managing the upgrade process much better than with earlier versions of Windows. Microsoft sends out upgrades in waves, then waits for telemetry ('feedback') from upgraded devices to learn how well (or poorly) the upgrade is working out. Microsoft can fix problems (or try to) in successive waves, and even avoid sending the upgrade to certain devices if the telemetry identifies configurations that fail when the upgrade is applied. It takes several months to upgrade all Windows 10 devices.
If you have the Professional version of Windows and, like me, you don't want your computer to be included in those early waves, you can delay receiving the upgrade for a time that you chose. For me that's 90 days, so I won't even be a candidate for upgrading until that time has passed.
I think the wisest course is to wait until the upgrade comes to you. I'll use my 90+ days to learn about the upgrade - its new and improved features, bug fixes and security upgrades - and to get tips from the experience of the earlier adopters. By the time the upgrade finally shows up at my modem, I'll be ready.
Windows 7 Patch Download
I admit that my approach is not as exciting as getting the upgrade on the first day. On the other hand, I don't have any of the problems people rage over in this forum, when they complain how Microsoft 'destroyed' their computer, how about a class action lawsuit, etc. etc.