Windows 10 - Windows 10 logs

 STEP 1:

  1. Starting with Windows 10 build 9926, Windows Update logs are no longer saved to "%windir%\Windowsupdate.log".
  2. Windows Update client now uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to generate diagnostic logs saved as .etl files in the "%windir%\Logs\WindowsUpdate" folder. This method improves performance and reduces disk space usage. However, the logs are not immediately readable as written.
  3. After Windows 10 build 9926 logs are here located but no longer readable.
  4. Click Windows key + R to open Run and type Evntvwr.msc -->  Applications and Service Logs\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdateClient


STEP 2:

  1. Click Windows key + R to open Run and excute PowerShell with administrative rights and press Enter.
  2. Enter Get-WindowsUpdateLog into the elevated PowerShell, and press Enter.
  3. When finished running, this will create a WindowsUpdate.log file on your desktop. It will take a moment to finish.

STEP 3:

  1. Click Windows key + R to open Run and type cmd with administrative rights and press Enter.
  2. Type regedit.exe and press Enter.
  3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU


  4. Change the key UseWUServer from 1 to 0
  5. Inside cmd with administrative rights execute below commands:
    1. net stop wuauserv
    2. net start wuauserv
  6. Open windows update:
    1. Run updates and select the option to get updates online.

STEP 4:

  1. Click Windows key + R to open Run and type cmd with administrative rights and press Enter.
  2. Type rsop.msc and press Enter.
  3. Check domain policies applied and verify Windows update section as well.


STEP 5:

Here they are some screenshots on how we could proceed, working on GPOs, changing bandwitch usage