Windows 10: Windows not fully updating after factory reset

Hi last night i did a reset to factory settings on windows 10 64 bit. I had to do it twice because after the first time Lenovo vantage said it needed a Bios update it's been bugging me about installing it since i got it so I figured i'd do that while i was at it. but after the post install restart it wouldnt load windows at all - just the back light came on but nothing happened. So i did another factory reset - this time i did it by holding downF11 & the power button, & it loaded fine, i'll be steering clear of that bios update in future.


All appears to be fine, except that the laptop lenovo ideapad is 2yrs old & when i went to settings to update windows & 'checked for updates' it only found the 4 most recent updates detailed below - all dated feb/march 2021. It installed them - which did require a restart but was very quick - there was no blue screen/ circle going round with "pls wait we are configuring your comupter" for 10mins while it updates like there often is, it just restarted & loaded immediately & that was that. Which seems a bit too good to be true!


Update for Windows10 20H2 KB4023057

Lenovo firmware update 2.3.3.0.0

Cumulate update preview .NET framework & Windows KB4601554

Cumulative update preview for windows 10 20H2 KB5000842

Windows malicious software removal tool KB890830


And now when i check for updates it says i am fully updated... but how can it be? What about all the reams of updates between when it was purchased & these very recent ones?


When i've done factory resets before there has always been LOADs of updates to install taking a really long time to download & install. Am wondering whats going on, i dont want to be missing critical updates because something is stopping it checking properly?

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Windows 10 factory reset

Hi Charlie,

We can see here that you are having issues with doing a factory reset on your Windows 10. There are several factors
why you get the said error and that's what we are going to figure out. To isolate this concern, may we know the following:

• Any changes made on the computer prior to this concern?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
  
• May we know the reason why you want to perform a factory reset?
• Did you experience any issues on the computer before you tried performing a factory reset?
  

 

Factory Reset

Hi Cameron,

Since you did a factory reset on your computer, possibly the outdated network adapter driver causes the connection issue. Just for clarification, did you install the updated network drivers? If not, we suggest that you update the Network adapter driver.

• Go to Device Manager, then click Network adapters and select the network adapter name.
• Press and hold (or right-click) the network adapter, and then select
  Update Driver Software > Search automatically for updated driver software. Follow the steps, then select
  Close.
• After installing the updated driver, restart the computer.

If Windows can’t find a new driver for your network adapter, visit the PC manufacturer’s website and download the latest network adapter driver from there.



If the issue persists, we recommend that you follow the troubleshooting steps provided on this link:
Fix network connection issues in Windows 10.

Feel free to send us your feedback at your convenience.

 

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