From Start, search for cmd

Select Command Prompt from the results

At the Command Prompt, type the following and then push Enter:

Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak

When that command completes, type the following and then push Enter:

Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak

Close the Command Prompt window, and reboot your computer.

net stop cryptsvc

Catroot and catroot2 are Windows operating system folders that are required for the
Windows Update process. When you run Windows Update, the catroot2 folder stores the
signatures of the Windows Update package and helps in its installation.