windows update a problem has occurred. try opening settings later

Copper Contributor

i can't update my Windows version.

every time i check for an update i get this error "windows update a problem has occurred. try opening settings later".
My Windows version:

Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Edition 
Dev release Installed on ‎30/‎01/‎2022 OS Build 22543.1000 Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22543.1000.0

 

2 Replies
Run Windows Update troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. See if it works.

If that doesn't work, try this:

Open administrative Command Prompt and type following commands one-by-one followed by Enter key.

net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver

Close Command Prompt and see if Windows Updates works then.

Let us know if this helps!

@Kapil Arya@Joaofixe_02 Have tried everything...and this. Interestingly, these two files could not be found when I tried to execute the command

 

Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

 

This is / was the last good update 

 

Frustrated, last time this happened, it corrupted my OS and had to do a complete reinstall. I lost some data. Thanks,  @Jim_Safran