Windows 10: How to fix the issues brought by Windows Update 1803, or prevent it from installing again.

Three times now the Windows 10 Update 1803 has installed on my desktop, and severely messed up the computer. While updating, I get a deafening feed back loop due to my microphone playing through my speakers for whatever reason. I have to turn my volume up five times louder to hear it, and the quality of the audio is absolutely atrocious. My games do not run as stable or as well, and audio from them is even worse than everywhere else. I have uninstalled this update every time I get it, because it turns my computer from a quality, familiar experience to an unnecessarily new and garbage quality experience. Not only that, but now playback and recording devices are not available through right-clicking the speaker icon. Why? Is there any reason other than Microsoft being stupid and moving everything around?

I have tried hiding the update. It only gives me the option to hide it while it is installed, why is so incredibly useful! Once I restart and uninstall, it is no longer hidden. I can not choose to ignore the update. What even can I do anymore? Microsoft may as well own the computer I paid for and built because I can't even control what happens to it.


There must be some way to fix these issues or permanently rid my system of this awful update. It adds nothing useful and only brings numerous, serious problems.

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Latest win10 Update 1803 cant install?

Windows 10 1803 update issues(Solved!)

 

Latest win10 Update 1803 cant install?

I am having a issue with this update,. I fallow the steps via windows update, DL the update, shows install. ask me to reboot pc. after reboot its start the update install pc reboot several times. On the last time, I get a message saying" Restoring windows to previous version". Then it takes me back to windows, and i get a message update could not be installed.
In windows update-control panel it shows update waiting for reboot. i click on it and does same thing. after install it restore to previous version. what is going on?
I have disable windows firewall for time being.
specs
Z97 Pro gamer MB 4790k @4.7 DDR3 2400 RAM Win10 x64 M.2 and SSD.

 

Latest win10 Update 1803 cant install?

Check system event logs around the time frames of failures. See what the Windows Update services post for issues.

The suggestions above about free space and running SFC are solid and should be followed. DISM might not be a bad idea to follow up with, its a bit longer and more powerful command for checking the system image. But let's see what happens next.

I'm at a 100% success rate for 1803 installs completing, that includes 4 laptops, 3 towers, and 1 virtual machine, just at home, work adds a lot more to that. It does take a while to install as @jboydgolfer pointed out and it may reset your add on/in audio device driver or software link (eq, 3d, etc). That's the only issue I've seen this far post-install, I was able to easily fix it...but it seems Creative users aren't as lucky ATM.

Let's check those logs, see if you can found 0x and EventID codes in reported events that align with the issue so we can fix them.

Another option is the in-place upgrade, download the current Windows 10 installation media and setup a bootable DVD or USB, from within Windows run the installer and choose upgrade. This effectively reinstalls Windows without screwing with your profiles, programs or settings (or at least most of them). There's a Windows 10 refresh (not reset) you can do that's similar but does remove some settings. But if you can't boot to the desktop environment its a good option.

I would say make that what you do if we can't pinpoint the issue. As that method takes a while too...depending on system speed it can take up to an hour.

So hopefully that being said, we can get you sorted and updated one way or another!

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