Windows 10: Windows update auto-restart corrupted my database

This isn't really a question, more of a rant.

Today I was working on an Access 2019 database and had several forms, queries, etc. open. Windows update wanted to restart but I told it to wait.

I went away from the computer for a few hours and discovered it had restarted. Now when I open the database is crashes, just goes away, poof.

I've compacted, decompiled, and recompiled. Nothing works.

Tomorrow I'll create a new database and import everything into it from the old one. If I'm lucky, it will work. Otherwise I'm out 2 days of work.

I realize many people never updated their computers on Windows 7, and Microsoft thought this would be a good idea to force updates on people. But if I say I want an update delayed, I should have that ability. This is my computer and my work that Microsoft is trashing.

:)

 

Windows Update Database Corruption

We appreciate the clarification that you have given about the steps given. Though the steps provided are more of a direct approach in resetting the Windows Update database. May we know if these steps have resolved the corruption in your Windows Update
Database?

 

Pending Download - corrupted WU database

This have been working for a while, but now there's another pending update KB4346783 in stalled state. Running troubleshooter only discovers problems in windows update that is partially fixed but not the corrupt database.

I have followed all steps here and the database corruption is still not gone.

Now I can download the package manually from Windows Catalog, but the Windows Update service is unusable.

 

Windows 10 wont update

Have you tried the second step?

(Searching for the error message e.g.

windows update database corrupt

is also a useful approach- e.g. finds
Win 10 Update Database Corruption Solved - Windows 10 Forums
- where the next step is the one I suggested above).