Windows Updates 1006 Error Code – Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Update error 1006 – How To Solve

Summary:

1006 with Windows Update on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista along with Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 365 of editions like Academic, Home and Business, Home and Student, Standard, Professional, Professional Plus, Students and Teachers while importing, exporting, updating, uninstalling, removing, deleting, download, install, open, launch, sync, update, add accounts, printing. Error variations can be code d’erreur 1006, Virhekoodi 1006, foutcode 1006, Fejlkode 1006, felkod 1006, código de error 1006, cod de eroare 1006, feil kode 1006, codice di errore 1006, Fehlercode.

Steps to fix 1006 Windows Update Error Code

Windows Updates deliver crucial updates for the services. Windows Updates not only helps keep the Windows with the latest patches for security along with newer versions of the Windows components, and keep the hardware, firmware, software etc in the computer up to date. If the Windows Updates are affected by any kind of errors, it will affect the whole Windows platform and cause Windows, Internet browsers and any applications installed in the computer to malfunction. .Net updates and new versions are too delivered using this Updates. Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 365, Office 2016 are also updated via Windows Updates.

To fix the Windows Update error code 1006, follow the steps below

Check if the Windows Firewall is working fine

1. Click on Start menu and then type “firewall” without quotes.
2. Then, select “Windows Firewall”.
3. Ensure that there are no red highlights, implying everything is green.

Clear Internet Explorer Settings

1. Click on “Start” menu.
2. Type “Internet Options” and press “Enter” key.
   
3. Then click on “Advanced” tab.
   
4. After that click on “Reset”.
5. Now, check the option to “Reset personal settings“.
   
6. Click on “Reset button”.

Clean Temp Files for System

1. Click on “Start” menu.
2. Enter “run” after “Start” menu is pressed.
3. “Run” dialog box window will open.
4. Now, enter the command “temp” and press “Enter” key.

1. Once the Temp folder pops up, press and hold “CTRL” key and ‘A’ at once.
2. Now, hold down “Shift“ key and press “Enter”.
3. If you are prompted to click on “Yes” or “OK” “Continue”, select the box to apply the actions to all files and click on the respective button to continue the action.
   
4. If you are prompted again, check the box to repeat the actions and then click on “Skip” button.

Clean User related %temp% files

1. Press and hold the “Windows” key and the letter ‘R’ together.
2. Enter the command “%temp%” and hit “Enter” key.
   
3. Now, repeat the same steps as mentioned before to delete the Temp files for Windows.

Clean up unwanted System files

1. Click on “Start” and then type the command “cleanmgr” without quotes.
   
2. Then select “Disk Cleanup”.
3. Once the “Disk Cleanup” window opens, select the Windows drive.
4. Now, wait till the scan completes, then select all the options except the “Recycle Bin” and “Previous Windows Installations”.
5. Click on “OK” button now.
6. Once the cleaning is complete, perform the steps from a. to d. and then select “Cleanup system files”.
7. Then, select the options except the “Previous Windows Installations” and “Recycle Bin”.

Check if the issue is fixed.

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tech December 15th, 2017

Posted In: Windows Updates error

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