Windows 10: Why does Windows Update require multiple restarts?

Both my Windows 11 computers wanted to install updates today. The desktop required only the usual two restarts, but the laptop insisted on three. Why is more than one restart required after updating?I am basing this on the fact that when I right-click the Windows button to choose "Shut down," I'm offered "Update and restart"/"Update and shut down" repeatedly. I always choose to restart so that I can be certain that Windows Update is complete before shutting down. Yet after the update appears to have completed, I get the same choice of restart/shut down options.

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Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

Windows 10 malware

Uh, a few days ago (7/15), a lot of "important security updates" were put out on Windows Vista-8.1 that required multiple restarts to fully install. It surprised me too because updates usually don't require more than one restart. Anyway, GWX was one of the updates your computer grabbed but it was NOT the update requiring restarts. GWX never requires a restart.

Windows 7 list:
KB3045305
KB3067903
KB3069762
KB3070102
KB2069392
KB3065822
KB3070738
KB3072633
KB3057154
KB3072630
KB3077657
KB3067505

 

Multiple Updates Requiring Restart, never registering as being installed

This did not work. After performing all the steps in the first linking, rebooting, and running windows update again, I still have the same issue. In fact, it's worse now. KB4054517 is listed as requiring a restart,
and KB4056892 is listed as Failed to Install.

I am not reset and reinstall Windows 10. That's pretty extreme, and I don't have time to waste on something like that.