Update History
Hi,
If the updates failed they have not been installed.
To remove them from update history, follow these steps.
To delete the contents of the Software Distribution folder, in Windows 10, from the WinX Menu, open Command Prompt (Admin). Type the following one after the other and hit Enter:
Update History Windows 7
net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
How to Clear Windows Update History in Windows 10 Information Windows 10 is a service, which means that it is upgraded with periodic software updates. While you can manually check for upd.
This will stop the Windows Update Service and the Background Intelligent Transfer Service.
Browse to the C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution folder and delete all the files and folders inside.
You may press Ctrl+A to Select All and then click on Delete.
If the files are in use, and you are unable to delete some files, restart your device. After rebooting, run the above commands again. Now you will be able to delete the files from the Software Distribution folder.
After you have emptied this folder, you may restart your computer or you may type the following commands, one at a time in the CMD, and hit Enter to restart the Windows Update related Services.
net start wuauserv
net start bits
The folder will re-populate when updates are available.
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/software-distribution-folder-in-windows