Clean windows update folder

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This script will clean the windows update folder and do the followings:

Stop Windows Update service and BITS.
Rename the SoftwareDistribution Folder
Restart the Windows Update and BITS services.
Check that a new SoftwareDistribution folder has been created.
Delete the renamed folder

Run as System or Logged in User.

Procedure's Instructions

import os
import shutil
import sys 
import random
import ctypes

def delete_update():
    n=random.randint(10000, 20000)
    p='C:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution'
    rn='ren "%s" "%s"'%(p, n)
    pn='C:\\Windows\\%s'%n
    print 'Stopping Windows Update Service %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('net stop wuauserv')==0)
    print 'Disabling Windows Update Service %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('sc config wuauserv start= disabled')==0)
    print 'Disabling BITS %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('sc config BITS start= disabled')==0)
    print 'Renaming SoftwareDistribution %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd(rn)==0)
    print 'Enabling Windows Update Service %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('sc config wuauserv start= auto')==0)
    print 'Starting Windows Update Service %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('net start wuauserv')==0)
    print 'Enabling BITS %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('sc config BITS start= auto')==0)
    print 'Starting BITS %s %s'%('.'*20, ecmd('net start BITS')==0)
    if os.path.isdir(p):
        print '%s %s is available again'%(p, '.'*20)
    else:
        print '%s %s is not available again!!'%(p, '.'*20)
    if os.path.isdir(pn):
        print 'Removing the renamed Folder %s %s True'%(pn, '.'*20)
        shutil.rmtree(pn)

def ecmd(CMD):
    class disable_file_system_redirection:
        _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection
        _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection
        def __enter__(self):
            self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()
            self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))
        def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):
            if self.success:
                self._revert(self.old_value)
    from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
    with disable_file_system_redirection():
        OBJ = Popen(CMD, shell = True, stdout = PIPE, stderr = PIPE)
    out, err = OBJ.communicate()
    ret=OBJ.returncode
    return ret
try:
    import _winreg
    key = getattr(_winreg,"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE")
    subkey = _winreg.OpenKey(key, "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" )
    (value, type) = _winreg.QueryValueEx(subkey,"PendingFileRenameOperations")
    if value != "":
		print 'There is no pending updates in the system'
		print 'Deleting windows update files begins...'
		delete_update()        
    elif value == "":
		print 'Windows update process is in progress'
		print 'Please restart your machine to complete windows update process and then run this script to remove updates files'
		sys.exit()

except:
    delete_update()

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