Thus resetting bits to manual actually came before net start bits. The numbered steps in my original post were not quite listed in order performed.

Reset Windows Update components with following commands:Īs it turns out, BITS was reset to “Automatic (Delayed Start)” either when I ran: net start bits or did the in-place upgrade.

Disconnect USB storage devices – no changes noted.

Go to Settings->Update & Security->Advanced options, uncheck “Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows” option – no changes noted.

Disable, then uninstall all antivirus apps – no changes noted.

Windows Update Troubleshooter – no errors found.

Here is an abbreviated list of attempted fixes: So before I do another in-place upgrade, I thought I would post this sordid tale of woe, because as it stands now I will not be not be able to pause updates anymore. And the darned same thing happened with the same error as above. I resisted for a few days but then did the deed. But I had having these “bad” thoughts that I should make sure I can un-pause. So this time I started with pausing for 7 days. This did work and Windows Update appeared to be working fine. So, the next step was to perform an in-place upgrade while keeping all my files and programs. Nothing even came close to fixing Windows Update. I ended up compiling a long list of potential fixes, starting with the Windows Troubleshooter. This led me on an extended search of the web based on the error message (both message number & text) and problem description. I then clicked on the Retry button but same error appeared. A little before time was up, I tried to un-pause Windows Update by clicking on “Check for updates.” I immediately received an error (0x80070422).

In accordance with AskWoody recommendations, I had paused all updates.

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