How to Fix Error 0xc1900208 in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
24How to Fix Error 0xc1900208 in Windows 10 [Tutorial]
List of commands:
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
Ren C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old’
Ren C:WindowsSystem32catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
Error 0xc1900208 is a Windows Update error. It can happen during a feature update, during a reinstall of Windows 10 or when updating from a previous version of Windows to the Windows 10. It is an annoying error because aside from displaying the error code, Windows tells you very little else.
We are used to Windows not telling us much but usually we can find out what causes the error fairly easily using Event Viewer. Error 0xc1900208 doesn’t always trigger an event so will not always appear in Event Viewer. Fortunately, there are some tried and tested ways of getting around error 0xc1900208.
You will likely see a blue screen with ‘Something went wrong – Microsoft can’t install important security updates on your PC. To ensure things go smoothly: Please contact Microsoft Support for help with this error. Please provide the support representative with this error code: 0xc1900208’
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba,Lenovo, and Samsung).