I had a bad internet connection while trying to download windows update just recently. Most of the hundred some updates failed but I can't for the life of me figure out how to get windows to re download the failed updates. I used the windows update trouble shooter and everything and still cant figure out what's going on. Please if any has the solution to this I would really appreciate it thank you.

Try running the Windows Update Fix It for resetting Windows updates here.

Hi,

Have  you installed any antivirus or firewall applications recently? Let me know the error code in Windows update.

If so, please disable or temporarily remove it to see if the update can be download properly.

Also, you can try to download the standalone installer of the failed updates to see if we can install them separately.

Since this issue just happened recently, you can also try to restore the system back to the point when it worked fine to see if the updates can be downloaded and installed properly.

In addition, please check other steps in following FAQ:

[Forum FAQ] Common steps to start troubleshooting Windows Update issues

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c842b997-42a4-41fb-9992-b58d65d068d9/forum-faq-common-steps-to-start-troubleshooting-windows-update-issues?forum=w8itprogeneral