Windows 10: update failed to install

Hi all,

Everyday since last Wednesday, Win10 has been trying to install this:

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3140768).

Everyday is asks me many times a day to restart my computer to install.......and everyday it tells me many times a day installation has failed. How do I get this annoying update to install - I dislike Win10 at best with nanny protocols.*Mad

Any ideas

:)

 

Windows 10 failed install, failed to revert to previous OS

Thank you for the reply.

The PC is an Acer all in one but I'm unable to remember/locate the model.

Prior to attempting the upgrade we did unplug all devices except for the mouse and keyboard. We had Avast installed for antivirus but we made sure that we disabled this before upgrading.

We get no error messages, but when trying various ways to try and fix the issue I did receive a message saying that OS Loader could not be found

 

Windows 10 failed install, failed to revert to previous OS

Hi Leon,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing currently.

I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• What is the make and model of the computer?

• Do you have any third party security program installed on the PC?

• Do you get any error code or error messages?

As of now, I suggest you to disconnect all the external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) drives, etc...) Except mouse and the keyboard and then boot up.

If this corrects the issue then add the devices back one at a time until you discover the piece of hardware causing the issue.

Please get back to us with a reply so that we can assist you further.

 

I see several posts RE updates not installing, if fact I posted one myself, and noone seems to have received a reply. Wonder what gives?

 

Hi Fred22,

I am really sick and tired of this win10's update loop. I have just disabled the windows update process in the services.

Hopefully that will stop the constant harassment to restart the computer to install and then fail. I hate this OS. It's utter garbage. MS fails to see that we can think for ourselves and then they F*** up. Fortunately, or not, I have this issue on my email/web computer...I will NEVER install win10 on my professional Photoshop/Art workstation, it's to much of a gamble for my business.

 

To : teresawang,
Something I would like to point out.............

1. In Windows 10, there is no Windows Update in Control Panel.
To uninstall an update, it has to go through Control Panel > Programs and Features > View Installed updates............

2. The "GO Back to 7/8/8.1" option is applicable only if:
a) Windows 10 was installed less than 30 days ago.
b) Windows.old has not been deleted from the computer.
So, if you post that option, please include the "conditions" so that users will know if the option is applicable to them or not.

 

How can I uninstall something that failed to install? This was an update to IE flash player, or something like that. I supposedly have IE disabled. I never use it...use Firefox. Can't I just leave it like it is?

 

You don't use IE. So, just ignore it.

 

That's what I thought. Thanks for your assistance.

 

A solution that worked for me after support from MS.

Unable to install KB3140768 on Windows 10 1511 ENT x64 as the updates failed with the error 0x80070020
We deleted the registry entries for the missing profile from the location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

NOTE: Take a backup of the key before deleting it.

You need to compare with the accounts under Computer management, and delete the registry entries for the accounts which does not exist.

The above change will require a reboot.

 

go to the updates and hide that kb that it wants to install if you wanted to stop

 

A solution that worked for me after support from MS.

Unable to install KB3140768 on Windows 10 1511 ENT x64 as the updates failed with the error 0x80070020
We deleted the registry entries for the missing profile from the location: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

NOTE: Take a backup of the key before deleting it.

You need to compare with the accounts under Computer management, and delete the registry entries for the accounts which does not exist.

The above change will require a reboot.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971058

take the tool for windows 10 it will fix that specific kb problem in that page i posted

 

Automatically reset Windows Update components on that site you want for windows 10

 

Since the update was for IE, I'm not worrying about it...do not use IE at all...use Firefox. Thanks.