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This fix worked on earlier versions of Windows 10, not sure if it still works the same as I've not had to use it recently:
Boot in safe mode, then stop the auto update service by running the following from the command prompt:
net stop wuauserv
Navigate to the Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder and delete the contents.
From the command prompt run:
net start wuauserv
Boot the PC as normal and Windows update should work again.
The reason for running the commands in safe mode, is that Windows update tends to auto start, using safe mode stops that happening. Also, I don't think Windows will let you just delete the contents when running normally.0
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