Windows 10: Power failure during update installation

Restarting my PC to install update 1703, it got about 60% through the process, when - aaaargh - power failure!. The outage only lasted a few seconds, but the damage was done. Restart appeared successful, and everything seems to work, but the "update" screen in "settings" shows the message "We can't install some updates because other updates are in progress. . . . (etc)", and the update history shows the message "Feature update to Windows 10, version 1703 failed to install on (every date since power failure)". This has been going on for nearly two weeks now.Can anyone suggest what I should do to complete installation?

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I want to restore a backup, but it doesn't get past the reboot phase

Hi,

Could you confirm that for all of you affected with the issue getting into Connect to PC mode (holding camera button during powering on) is related with the Samsung update after March Update was installed correctly? Would it be possible to post the exact
error message you received during the update failure?

Thanks

Best Regards

Martin V.

 

Dreaded Win 10 Inaccessible boot device after power failure during system update

yea I read that ms article already. however, the failure occurred DURING the update. As in, I clicked "shutdown and update" and while it was doing the update (only about 2-5% complete), I had power loss in the house. The update never completed.

The cause of that boot error is because the update never completed and was halted DURING the update. I can't get into windows to uninstall an update, if I could get into windows, I wouldn't be having the boot device failure error...

Is re-installing windows my only option?

 

Hi there, John Francis. Welcome to Windows TenForums.

You may want to try to reset Windows Update first: Reset Windows Update in Windows 10 Windows 10 Windows Update Activation Tutorials

Clean install: Clean Install Windows 10 Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Yes, definitely worth getting a UPS. unfortunately power outage is not good for desktop machines and worse still during an update. That's one thing a laptop has over a desktop is being immune to outages with their battery backup. I would of thought by now desktop pcs should come with some kind of small battery backup built in.

Even if it only lasts a few minutes it gives a user a fighting chance of reacting to it. I know there is also an upgrade assistant that can be used if the other suggestion to reset windows update fails. Worth a shot.