Windows Updates 1962 Error Code – Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Update error 1962 – How To Solve

Summary:

1962 with Windows Update on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista along with Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 365, Office 2016 of editions like Professional Plus, Students and Teachers, Academic, Home and Business, Home and Student, Standard, Professional while updating, uninstalling, removing, deleting, download, install, open, launch, sync, update, add accounts, printing, importing, exporting. Error variations can be Fehlercode 1962, code d’erreur 1962, Virhekoodi 1962, foutcode 1962, Fejlkode 1962, felkod 1962, código de error 1962, cod de eroare 1962, feil kode 1962, codice di errore.

Steps to fix 1962 Windows Update Error Code

Windows Updates deliver crucial updates for the services. Windows Updates helps keep the Windows with the latest patches for security along with newer versions of the Windows components, but also help keep the firmware, software, hardware 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 1962, follow the steps below

Check if the Windows Firewall is working fine

1. Click on Start menu and then type “firewall”.
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. Enter “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. Type “run” after “Start” menu is pressed.
3. “Run” dialog box window will pop up.
4. Now, type the command “temp” and press “Enter” key.

1. Once the Temp folder is open, 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. Type 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 enter the command “cleanmgr” without quotes.
   
2. Then select “Disk Cleanup”.
3. Once the “Disk Cleanup” window opens, click the Windows drive.
4. Now, wait till the scan completes, then check 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 October 11th, 2016

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