If you're receiving an error message that some Windows Updates were canceled, you're not alone. The message also states that "We’ll keep trying in case new updates become available." We've had this happen a few times, and it should be a simple fix.

First off we can consider waiting it out. As you're probably aware, Windows Updates can often be slow. We've had good luck rebooting and walking away or waiting it out for a day.

The reason for this is that Windows Update is waiting for a reboot so that system changes can be made before proceeding with other updates. Some updates need to be finished and installed in a particular order and rebooting can often allow those changes to be made so Windows Update can continue with the failed update.

If waiting does not fix the problem, the only other solution we're aware of was deleting a registry key, and we're not 100% sure this still works.

Press the Windows Key + R and type in regedit.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > WindowsUpdate > Auto Update > RequestedAppCategories

If you have a registry key named 8b24b027-1dee-babb-9a95-3517dfb9c552 then delete it. Reboot and try Windows Updates again.

During our tests, with no Windows Updates scheduled, we found that the RequestedAppCategories only had the Default string found in any registry key. That said, if you've backed up your registry, you could try deleting any strings found here, except for the one named (Default).

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