import os import subprocess import ctypes import shutil 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) with disable_file_system_redirection(): stop_service="net stop wuauserv" service_1=os.popen(stop_service).read() print service_1 stop_bits="net stop bits" stop_service=os.popen(stop_bits).read() print stop_service print"clearing files from software distribution" cmd2="del c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution /q /s" clear_starts=os.popen(cmd2).read() print clear_starts print "Cleared the contents from software distribution" start_service="net start wuauserv" service_2=os.popen(start_service).read() print service_2 start_bits="net start bits" start_bits2=os.popen(start_bits).read() print start_bits2