While updating your Windows 10 computer to the latest version, you can face the 0x800f0990 error. It occurs when the update is stopped immediately, or the downloaded file is corrupted. On this page, you can see how to fix Windows Update Error 0x800f0990 in a simple method.
Steps To Use Windows 10 Update Assistant:
- First, you have to download the Windows 10 Update Assistant on your computer.
- Open the default browser and then go to the Microsoft official download center website.
- Locate and download the Windows 10 Update Assistant.
- Once the download is complete, run the downloaded file.
- If the User Account Control window appears, click Yes.
- On the next screen, make sure you see three green ticks in the CPU, Memory, and Disk space. Now, click Next.
- Now, the Getting your update ready screen appears. So, wait for few minutes.
- Once the update is complete, click Restart Now.
- On the next screen, click Close.
- Now, your computer will restart and run the updating work. This process will take some time, so don’t turn off the computer.
- When the computer restarts, check if the error message appears again or not.
- If still the error persist, read the below steps to know how to fix windows update error 0x800f0990.