Windows Updates are crucial for your PC’s health, as they include bug fixes and often introduce new features. However, at times, due to failed Windows updates, you encounter random issues. One such ...

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The infamous "0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE" issue is back with one of the new Windows 10 updates KB5048239. Thankfully, there is a fix. This past week, alongside the Patch Tuesday updates for ...

Microsoft's ESU program provides security updates for Windows 10. You normally just head to Windows Update to register for the program. If the option doesn't appear, there are ways to trigger it.

Last week Microsoft released November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 (KB5068861, KB5067112) and Windows 10 (KB5071959, KB5068781). Aside from those, the company also released dynamic ...

Support for Windows 10 officially ended October 14th, and since then most users should have already received Extended Security Updates (ESU) if they registered for them. However, for some, the ESU ...

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5078885 extended security update to fix the March 2026 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, ...

While you can use the Services Manager, you can also use the command line. To restart the Windows Update related services, restart the BITS service, the Windows Update service, and the Cryptographic ...