Restoration method and device for aborted installation of software

The embodiment of the invention discloses a restoration method and device for aborted installation of software. The restoration method applied to aborted installation of software for a server comprises following steps: sending an installation package of target software to a client such that the client can utilize the received installation package of target software to install target software; receiving information of aborted installation to the client with the proviso that a software management tool of the client marks the target software as aborted installation, wherein information at least comprises the cause for aborted installation of the target software; and restoring the cause for aborted installation of the target software based on received information. By applying the embodiment, a provider for software management tools can get to know the cause for aborted installation of software according to the received cause by the server for the cause for aborted installation of software reported from the client so that the cause for aborted installation is restored.