Windows automatically downloads and installs updates, drivers, and hotfixes released by Microsoft based on the Windows Insider channel. There are three different types of channels available in the Windows Insider Program, Dev, Beta, and Release Preview Channel. Dev Channel is for highly technical users and it will get frequent Windows Updates and you can experience all the first releases of the latest features. The Beta Channel is for early adopters and IT professionals and you’ll get Somewhat latest and most stable Windows Build. Under Release Preview Channel you’ll receive stable Windows updates. If you are not signed up for Windows Insider Channel then you’ll receive Stable Windows Updates. If you are using the Windows Insider build of Windows 11 then you’ll receive Windows updates very frequently, if you want you can Pause the Windows updates for a maximum of a Week (7 Days), by default Windows will resume the updates after a Week. You can also resume the updates manually, but sometimes you can’t resume Windows updates. If you are unable to resume the update, then this article will guide you to fix Can’t resume Windows updates in Windows 11.
Fix Can’t resume Windows updates in Windows 11:
If you encounter this issue, you can modify the Windows update settings, on the Windows update page you can see the Check for updates option missing, so you can’t able to pause the Windows update. Due to this you can’t check for new updates, follow the below-mentioned steps to fix this issue.
Open Run command by pressing Windows + R and type regedit and hit enter, this command will open the Registry Editor Console.
Now navigate to the following registry path.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UpdatePolicy\Settings
From the left-hand side click on Settings registry key and from the right-hand side look for PauseFeatureDate and double click on it and empty the string value.
Next, follow the same steps for PausedQualityDate and empty the string value.
Then, navigate to the following path.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsUpdate\UX\Settings
From the left-hand side click on the Settings registry key and from the right-hand side look for the following registry keys and delete them one by one.
- PauseFeatureUpdatesEndTime
- PauseFeatureUpdatesStartTime
- PauseQualityUpdatesEndTime
- PauseQualityUpdatesStartTime
- PauseUpdatesExpiryTime
Once you deleted above mentioned registry keys, then close the Registry Editor and restart your system.
Now you can go to the Windows update section under the Settings app, you’ll see the Check for updates button. To install pending updates click on Check for Updates.
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