Windows 10: Windows 10 (cannot) update

Hello,
Following my recent post, I checked if I can make some updates, this what I got


Clicked on 'retry' many times - nothing.
Please help
Thanks


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Windows 10 haven't updated to version 1511 --- How to find product key

I haven't run the ISO disk as of yet, I want the current product key in hand, on a post it note, prior to doing that, not interested in MS bullS**T about it not being needed. 2 hours online with tech support and they can't cope with the question of how
can the current product key be accessed in windows 10.

I've never owned a Apple product, but I can never see buying or having another MS product in my household after this.

NOT THE ONLY ONE

 

How to Install Windows 10 on Devices with Limited Space

Even though I have an external device with more than 40 Gb capacity and the assistant recognizes it, it still keeps asking me to free 5 more Gb from the (unit C.

I have 3'62 Gb free memory in (Unit C. It asks me to free 5'63 Gb more. That'll make a total of 9'25 GB. The assistant needs 9'80 GB free memory to update windows 10 without any external device. Does this mean that my external device will only be used
for 0'55 GB? Please I don't understant anything. I just want my laptop to work. I'd stay with my actual version but it keeps showing me ads, interrupting my work and deleting random stuff because of uninterruptible random updates. It has already freed 3 GB
and I dont even know where from.

Thank you.

 

You might need to change the Windows Update service settings, and then restart the service.
To change or restart the Windows Update service:

You must be logged on as an administrator to perform these steps.

Open Administrative Tools by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type administrative tools, and then click Administrative Tools.

Double-click Services. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Click the Name column heading to sort the names in reverse order. Find the Windows Update service, right-click it, and then click Properties.

On the General tab, next to Startup type, make sure that Automatic is selected.

Next to Service status, check to see if the service is started. If it is not, click Start. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

 

To change or restart the Windows Update service:
Hello Railtech,
Thanks for the answer.
Following your instructions I noticed that from the begining, the updat service was dissabled (stopped), so I re-anabled it,
but set the option of update to be manually. Then it started looking for updates for a while, found some and started to download - without asking (set it manually). The download was almost an hour, then it started installing, at this time could not do anything on the computer. Then it started a series of restarting, giving a notice that it might be long.
At one of the restarts I was waiting to see something but nothing happened, the dotted wheel continued to circle, waited for almost half an hour and nothing happened. So I pressed the reset button (no mouse and no keyboard) to restart the machine, got some notice it is trying to get back to the previous (?) windows, waited for a while and display stayed black.
REstarted again with no results.
So I decided to use my macrium backup image I made two months ago, started the backup, got my system back, had to reinstall some programs again. When finished, made a differential backup, and set the updater to dissabled.
I had enough with my win 7 in the past, which ruined the disk and had to buy this "tailored" computer.
First, I do not understand why the download started automaticly when I set it to manuall, and it did not ask if I agree to install any update.
So it will be without updates, I can live with that.
Sorry for a long story.
Thanks for the answer.

 

Hello,
I do not know how to start, but I will try. First, I feel bad for my recent post, it was just for information only - nothing else.
Second, If this post caused hurt, I sincerely ask your forgiveness, and apologize.
As wrote in the begining, this post was just for info.
Sincerely

 

Unlike previous versions of Windows you have no choice in Win 10 which updates to install as they all will be installed. As previously advised, set the Windows Update service to Automatic and leave it to get on with it.