windows 8.1 apps not updating

[dev893]

so I'm having issues installing update on my apps and installing new updates. they are stuck in the pending stage does anyone know a fix for this?

[vembutech]

Hi,

 

Steps to fix apps not installing or updating.

First, make sure Windows Update is NOT running.

Then pull out the menu on the right that has the options to Search, Start, etc. Click or touch Search.

Click or touch Settings under the search field. Type troubleshooting into the search field.

Then click or touch Troubleshooting over on the left. Once it is up and running, click or touch View All. Once it finishes loading all, you should see Windows Update on the bottom.

Now Click or touch it! It will find a few issues, for me I had 4. I also was running Windows Update at the time and that is why I am instructing you to close it first (first time it only fixed 2 of the 4 issues and then after closing it, Troubleshooting fixed all 4). 

If all issues are fixed reboot your system. If all of them were not fixed, close some stuff and run Troubleshooting again (refer to the above for the how-to-do). If again it does not fix them all, reboot your device and then run it again after a fresh reboot of the first items fixed. 

 

Hope this helps..!!!