Windows 10: Windows 10 (Oct 2018) update fails multiple times - need to reinstall Win 10

Discus and support Windows 10 (Oct 2018) update fails multiple times - need to reinstall Win 10 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi, The latest Windows update to 1803 just fails. It gets stuck and I think it has resolved itself but wants to upgrade again when the computer... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by ss1953, Nov 5, 2018.

  1. ss1953 Win User

    Windows 10 (Oct 2018) update fails multiple times - need to reinstall Win 10


    Hi,


    The latest Windows update to 1803 just fails. It gets stuck and I think it has resolved itself but wants to upgrade again when the computer starts next time. It usually sticks at 12%, and then never moves on. I have been very patient and left it for several days at that point.


    I have run troubleshooter, allowed the update to run for several days, but each time it fails and I get a "Restoring your previous version of Windows" message. My computer is basically unusable as it keeps wanting to update every time I switch it on.


    The error code is 0x80240016,

    This asks to do a system restore, but all my restore points seem to have been erased.

    I have plenty of disk capacity.



    This computer originally had Win7 and was upgraded directly to Win 10 when it became available.

    1. Is there a fix just to update to Win 10?

    2. Is it more sensible just to do a clean install of Win 10? If so will my Win 7 product key work?


    Many thanks

    :)
     
    ss1953, Nov 5, 2018
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  2. MrGenius Win User

    [Solved] Windows 10 keeps reinstalling KB3119142

    I noticed quite some time ago that KB3119142 (Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 Redistributable Package) kept reinstalling itself for some reason. At least once daily. Sometimes up to several times a day. I just ignored it. It didn't seem to be doing any harm. And I figured they'd eventually fix it. Well...days turned into weeks, weeks into months, with no end to the problem in sight. It dragged on unsolved for at least the last few months. Literally reinstalling itself hundreds of(at least a hundred, felt like more) times in that period of time.

    So I finally googled it a couple days ago. And just got around to fixing it today. Which appears to have worked. And it couldn't have been easier to do. I feel so stupid to have let it intimidate me for so long.*Oops! Windows 10 (Oct 2018) update fails multiple times - need to reinstall Win 10 :oops:
    Below are links to the thread that I got the fix idea from, and the official MS support info page for KB3119142(from which I quoted the above).
    http://www.tenforums.com/windows-up...-windows-10-keeps-reinstalling-kb3119142.html
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3119142
     
    MrGenius, Nov 5, 2018
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  3. jsfitz54 Win User
    Download Windows 10 TH/RS

    @Drone : No link for 17134.5?

    The April 2018 Update will be available as a free download beginning Monday, April 30.
    https://blogs.windows.com/windowsex...-of-your-time-with-the-new-windows-10-update/

    According to this link and whether or not these have been Insider Preview Builds as @FordGT90Concept contends, I found this link: https://www.askvg.com/windows-10-redstone4-rs4-changelog/

    Windows 10 Build 10.0.17134 Changelog:​Build 17134 was the 23rd Insider Preview build of Windows 10 released after Fall Creators Update. It was released on April 16, 2018. This new build arrived via new "RS4" (RedStone4) development branch.
    • Bug fixes and general improvements
     
    jsfitz54, Nov 5, 2018
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  4. Drone Win User
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