Windows 10: Sync Host error at shut down

One drive is disabled, No store and no Microsoft account on this desktop.
At shut down this event error will be reported
"Sync Host 386de service terminated unexpectedly....corrective action in 10000mlsec ..restart the service
Searching the registry results in that there is no 386de sync host service
There are others in the registry but not this recent 386de



In the past I did edit the START to be 4 (suggested in this forum general discussion on similar sync host errors)
The setting was returned to 2 when no change was observed.
This error tends to appear when external drives remain plugged in.
Since the Nov. upgrade if externals are left in a usb3 port the system restarts. I now unplug but last night after recent Jan updates I tested by leaving in 1 Usb3 external. ...same restart routine. and the Sync Host error

What is this background service synching to if I do not use cloud service or the store service?

:)

 

Message at shut down "Task Host Window Stopping Background Tasks"

Here is an update to my original post. I don't know if this is what actually triggered a change to my pc, but this is what i did.

1. Open the Control Panel, may have to use the Search Windows on the task bar.

2. Open Security and Maintenance.

Under maintenance you should find Automatic Maintenance and under that it should have Start Maintenance. Click on start, let it run it may take hours. When it is finished you should see the original page with Security and Maintenance.

When you shutdown the pc, use the start menu. If you get the messages about the Tasks Host, do not shutdown by clicking the shutdown anyway. Instead use the power button to force the shutdown.

When I powered up again, the pc started running diagnostic tests on memory and something else. It took probably an hour to run and eventually booted up windows.

Later in the day updates were actually downloading, but very slowly, left the pc run all night. In the morning, in settings, under updates and security the windows updates were ready to install. Which took almost 5 hours. My pc now has Windows 10 Version
1511 build 10586.17. I somehow bypassed 10586.13, 10586.14 and maybe others.

Windows 10 does not allow you to look back at all of the previous windows updates.

Microsoft just released newer updates yesterday. Currently my pc claims it is up to date. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

Message at shut down "Task Host Window Stopping Background Tasks"

I am using Windows 10. Installed in Sept. 2015. Windows Update has been working fine, last successful update was Oct. 31, 2015. The Windows updates are now frozen, some showing installing, others waiting install, waiting download. I have been forcing my
PC to shutdown ignoring the message "Task Host Window Stopping Background Tasks".
Just realized the task that has been stopped by the Task Host is my Windows Updates.

I have tried using Ctrl-Alt-Del. That does not shut down the PC or take me to the sign-in screen. I get a page with options: Lock, Change Users, Logoff, Task Manager. I had read this would allow me to start windows in a safe mode. Hoping that would allow
the updates to continue. I am not a techie my any means.

I have even tried downloading and running a tool : wushowhide.diagcab.exe. Hoping to control what updates were being downloaded. It could not even locate any updates.

Is there anybody who can really help?

Apparently there is no one who has any advise.

I am now occasionally getting the shut down message referencing: \microsoft\windows\windows update\automatic app update.

In the new Windows 10, there is an options in settings to RESET your pc. I am really tempted to try that next.

 

Microsoft has acknowledged the issue. It has no obvious impact - at least not on this PC.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3118867

Remedies mentioned below, culled from various forums, do not solve it permanently...

1. Change Bitlocker service to AUTOMATIC

2. Change the START item in this registry key and the "3xxx" OneSyncSvc key below it to 4...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OneSyncSvc

That is the same as running the following command, which will disable People, Calendar and Mail apps...
sc stop "OneSyncSvc"
sc config "OneSyncSvc" start= disabled

3. In SETTINGS|PRIVACY|CONTACTS, turn off all toggles.

Bottom line: ignore the error.

 

"Bottom line: ignore the error."*chuckle

Seems like this has been the 'routine' for many little things.
Since I inquired about this- the event error has not been repeating. In fact, I'm almost event error free *Rolleyes
The performance reliability chart has a high level line and no red dots *Smile
BUT each notice of an update has a 'okay, get ready' attitude here.