Windows 10: 12 hour update

Have a look at this article.

Near the bottom is a course of action under the section Known Issues.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-ca/help/4088776

Your 1709 is likely okay, it is the updates that are %^$*(^%^

 

As near as I can tell, the 1709 install is OK. So if I ignore the failed install messages, I'm still badgered to reboot while it tries again--and again. How do I get Win10 to stop that, but continue with new updates to the core functionality?

 

Did you uninstall as the directions indicated?

 

Sorry to hear this.

Once you have your machine back I would become a big believer in a tool like Macrium Reflect. Having multiple generations (versions) of your backup will allow you to restore to a known working time. (I split my data from my programs allowing frequent backups of the OS.)

Agree, reliability seems to be a side issue to "New and Improved" and it is not just MS. Watch the iOS updates when then push a new level, constant fixes.

1803, the Spring Creators Update, very well could fix your update issue as it is a complete refresh of the OS.

 

Thanks for the reply Caledon Ken.

Nope. Missed that. I'll do that next.

 

I uninstalled the January update. Ran troubleshooter and got corrupted update database. Repair app said it did, but when I ran update troubleshooter it found updates, then failed on corrupted update database again. Repeated a few times, but no change.

FWIW, the database repair app said it failed first time but it made changes. I ran it again and it said it succeeded this time. Apparently it didn't.

Is there a way to proceed?

 

Here is how I would proceed.

First I would download the full March Cumulative update mentioned in the directions. KB 4088776.

I would then run the Windows Update reset.

Reset Windows Update in Windows 10

I would then open command prompt(admin) and issue these two commands

Net stop wuauserv
Net stop bits

Then I would manually apply the March update, restart the computer. Then check for updates and see what OS build you are on. Hopefully 16299.334

 

I followed your advice, Ken, I think. I couldn't get past the problems with the update database. Ultimately I refreshed. This deleted all my 3d party apps, including the one I was taking notes about this work. The data are still there, but it means a lot of restoration to even get back to where I can get the original serial number and request an activation code. So this thread ends now.

Refresh seemed to work. Update shows successful installation of March full update. But the funny thing is update trouble shooter still finds problems with updates. I guess I've got to refresh or even go to a clean reinstall.

Microsoft, Win 10, or my own inability to follow the (complex) directions has caused you to waste your time on this. I'm sorry I was the occasion for you to do this, and I really appreciate your kind assistance.

For me, it's going to cost me maybe a hundred hours if I can restore this box to functionality and get back to the real reason I have a computer. It isn't so I can be a computer tech. No, I have no alternative to Windows. But if I ever do, you can believe I will gladly take it. Where we went wrong with computers was to except them and software houses from consumer protection laws. had we not done so, we'd have much less functionality, but a lot more reliability and security. Now we have an industry that's gone so far out on risk pursuing neat technology I fear it will simply fail at some point. I certainly hope not, since that would take a bunch of nice folks down. Same thing happened in 1929 and is fixing to again in the financial world.

Thanks again to folks here in this forum, and especially to you, Calendon.Ken.
Bob

 

Download 1803 iso later today (allegedly), mount it as a drive and run setup.exe to manually upgrade. All previous update issues will be irrelevant.