Windows 10: How to Fix Stuck on the Restart Screen - Ultimate Guide

By Angel Marquez | 2022-02-09 09:06:24
With our Windows 10 guide you will learn more about How to fix Restart screen issues.

What to know about Restart screen issues in Windows 10?


It is a problem that occurs after we have updated our Windows, the operating system does nothing at all, it does not even restart, it should be noted that with time we can see that at some point it will restart, which gives To understand that there is something hindering the entire mechanism in the background, now to know how to solve problems on the restart screen, we must closely follow the details that this guide will offer us below.

How to fix Restart screen issues in Windows 10?


 The reason for the problem is Windows Update, which updates itself at the time the operating system updates are downloaded, causing the hang at this moment, so to solve this problem it is necessary to regenerate the Software Distribution packages in Windows Update, for this we have to do the following:
  • Press Windows X and then C to access the command prompt
  • Here we will write net stop wuauserv, by pressing enter the update service will stop running in the background.
  • We now write cd per centsystemrootpercent, this allows us to get from the command prompt to the directory where the operating system was installed.
  • The next thing is that we write ren SoftwareDistribution SD.old and by giving enter the command allows us to change the name of the SoftwareDistribution folder to SD.old, with which a backup can be made because something may go wrong, then we will go to the C:WINDOWSSoftwareDistribution folder to give it its original name, it should be noted that we can try to delete the data from the SoftwareDistribution and Downloaded Installation folders.
  • The last thing to do is write net start wuauserv and hit enter, with this the update service will be restarted so that system updates are enabled.

 

Finally, now that we know how to fix Restart screen issues we can move on to Windows 10.
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