With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. Of course, if you want, you could also take some time to add Safe Mode to the Windows boot menu to make it easier in the future.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. It's a little more cumbersome than it used to be on the latest versions of Windows, but it's still reasonably straightforward. On Windows 8, 10, and 11 hold down the Shift key as you click the "Restart" option in Windows and navigate to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Windows Startup Settings > Restart > Safe Mode. On Windows 7, restart your computer and press the "F8" key on your computer while it boots to access the boot options menu, where you'll find a "Safe Mode" option. Start off by booting Windows into Safe Mode. Related: How to Add Safe Mode to the Windows 10 Boot Menu We're also going to add the extra step of booting into Safe Mode first, just to make sure that Windows can really let go of that cache of Windows Update downloads. If you're still having trouble after running the troubleshooter (or if you're the type that just likes to do things yourself), performing the same actions manually may help where the troubleshooter didn't. Fix Windows Update by Deleting Its Cache Manually
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