{"id":236355,"date":"2023-01-12T11:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/?p=236355"},"modified":"2024-07-23T06:48:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T06:48:11","slug":"update-fixer-a-free-open-source-program-to-fix-windows-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/update-fixer-a-free-open-source-program-to-fix-windows-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Update Fixer: A free, open source program to fix Windows Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re happy to announce the release of Update Fixer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update Fixer is a lightweight, freeware app to automatically fix Windows Update. It fixes common problems such as Windows Update not starting at all, or starting but getting stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a preview of Update Fixer fixing an update issue that the official Windows Update Troubleshooter and PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell script can\u2019t fix:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Windows Update Fixer - The Best Way To Fix Windows Update Not Working\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/55mzTIqt9yg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea behind Update Fixer came up when Jouni Flemming, our founder and lead developer ran into an issue with Windows Update not starting on his personal computer. After researching different ways to fix a Windows Update issue with no luck, he then resorted to building a new app as a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t find a way to fix my computer\u2019s Windows Update and after spending a lot of time on the problem, I figured other people might have similar issues. There was no tool to simply fix Windows Update, so I had to make one myself,\u201d said Jouni Flemming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"667\" data-lity src=\"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_analysis_done-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_analysis_done-1.png 600w, https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_analysis_done-1-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lity src=\"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_done-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-236362\" width=\"430\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_done-1.png 600w, https:\/\/jv16powertools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windows_update_fixer_done-1-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also added, \u201cUpdate Fixer can fix many kinds of common problems causing Windows Update to fail. And its user interface includes pictures of cats, so I\u2019d say it\u2019s pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update Fixer is released as a free, open-source software with the full source code available under GPL license in GitHub: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/jv16x\/UpdateFixer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/jv16x\/UpdateFixer\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update Fixer can be downloaded for free from its website: <a href=\"https:\/\/winupdatefixer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/winupdatefixer.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re happy to announce the release of Update Fixer! Update Fixer is a lightweight, freeware app to automatically fix Windows Update. It fixes common problems such as Windows Update not starting at all, or starting but getting stuck. 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