Windows 10: Windows update stuck at 99% after restore! (Help)

TronicJon · Dec 18, 2017

Have you checked to see if that update is already installed, I have a few that windows has installed and it tried a few time to reinstall them. some has installed twice and there will be this beside it, (2)..
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As soon as I manually installed KB054517, I rebooted, checked update history and it was showing as installed. All other updates completed normal. Everything is still good to go as of this reply. Problem solved

pezhmank · Dec 18, 2017

Hey, I just came off from around a week of having the exact same problem as you guys; stuck at 99%, trying to restart for hours, then being forced to hard-reset. I didn't care a lot the first days, but I realized Windows was trying to install the update all day long, and it was sucking my laptop's battery pretty quickly.

After following several tutorials, ultimately I just did three particular steps in order, and that was all it took to make it work. The computer then restarted to finish installing the updates, took a couple minutes and then it was all right. Hope it works for you.

1) Stop the Windows Update process. I pressed the Windows Key, typed "services", clicked Enter. Then I looked for the process, right-clicked on it and stopped it.
2) Then, I entirely deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows .
3) Finally, I manually downloaded the update from the Microsoft Update catalog website. You can click this link for the KB054517. Just double-check the exact version you need, depending on your computer and OS requirements. I needed the cumulative version for Windows 10 x64.
There are versions for Windows Server, for x86 architecture, and updates that don't seem to be the cumulative version Windows Update was downloading. Make sure you choose the one that's right for you.

Just registered here to try to help out in case you haven't tried these. Good luck.
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tenforums website should be very grateful to people like "somedude" registering and spending their own precious time to help out dozens of others for free! I personally tried it today and it worked! I can say how grateful I am and many more people I assume for the effort you took. Thank you so much and know many are very grateful you took the time to register and help! thanks again!

himun · Dec 20, 2017

Hey, I just came off from around a week of having the exact same problem as you guys; stuck at 99%, trying to restart for hours, then being forced to hard-reset. I didn't care a lot the first days, but I realized Windows was trying to install the update all day long, and it was sucking my laptop's battery pretty quickly.

After following several tutorials, ultimately I just did three particular steps in order, and that was all it took to make it work. The computer then restarted to finish installing the updates, took a couple minutes and then it was all right. Hope it works for you.

1) Stop the Windows Update process. I pressed the Windows Key, typed "services", clicked Enter. Then I looked for the process, right-clicked on it and stopped it.
2) Then, I entirely deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows .
3) Finally, I manually downloaded the update from the Microsoft Update catalog website. You can click this link for the KB054517. Just double-check the exact version you need, depending on your computer and OS requirements. I needed the cumulative version for Windows 10 x64.
There are versions for Windows Server, for x86 architecture, and updates that don't seem to be the cumulative version Windows Update was downloading. Make sure you choose the one that's right for you.

Just registered here to try to help out in case you haven't tried these. Good luck.
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Thank you so much. This solved my problem. You need to delete the SoftwareDistribution to perform that method. May God grants you wisdom more and more. Thank you again and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2018.

lappesak · Dec 24, 2017

Hey, I just came off from around a week of having the exact same problem as you guys; stuck at 99%, trying to restart for hours, then being forced to hard-reset. I didn't care a lot the first days, but I realized Windows was trying to install the update all day long, and it was sucking my laptop's battery pretty quickly.

After following several tutorials, ultimately I just did three particular steps in order, and that was all it took to make it work. The computer then restarted to finish installing the updates, took a couple minutes and then it was all right. Hope it works for you.

1) Stop the Windows Update process. I pressed the Windows Key, typed "services", clicked Enter. Then I looked for the process, right-clicked on it and stopped it.
2) Then, I entirely deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows .
3) Finally, I manually downloaded the update from the Microsoft Update catalog website. You can click this link for the KB054517. Just double-check the exact version you need, depending on your computer and OS requirements. I needed the cumulative version for Windows 10 x64.
There are versions for Windows Server, for x86 architecture, and updates that don't seem to be the cumulative version Windows Update was downloading. Make sure you choose the one that's right for you.

Just registered here to try to help out in case you haven't tried these. Good luck.
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Thank you so much!!!! Ive been struggling with this for days now. Ive been through multiple factory resets and disc scans and hours of waiting at «windows getting ready, dont turn off»

FINALLYYYYY

somedudeisaweso · Dec 25, 2017

Hey, I just came off from around a week of having the exact same problem as you guys; stuck at 99%, trying to restart for hours, then being forced to hard-reset. I didn't care a lot the first days, but I realized Windows was trying to install the update all day long, and it was sucking my laptop's battery pretty quickly.

After following several tutorials, ultimately I just did three particular steps in order, and that was all it took to make it work. The computer then restarted to finish installing the updates, took a couple minutes and then it was all right. Hope it works for you.

1) Stop the Windows Update process. I pressed the Windows Key, typed "services", clicked Enter. Then I looked for the process, right-clicked on it and stopped it.
2) Then, I entirely deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows .
3) Finally, I manually downloaded the update from the Microsoft Update catalog website. You can click this link for the KB054517. Just double-check the exact version you need, depending on your computer and OS requirements. I needed the cumulative version for Windows 10 x64.
There are versions for Windows Server, for x86 architecture, and updates that don't seem to be the cumulative version Windows Update was downloading. Make sure you choose the one that's right for you.

Just registered here to try to help out in case you haven't tried these. Good luck.
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Thank you somedude i have been having this problem for weeks several system restores and fresh installs later i found this forum post and your suggestion worked! I can not thank you enough because this problem basically made my PC unusable, so i wish you a happy holidays and yet again thank you so much.

DCClinton · Jan 11, 2018

Hey, I just came off from around a week of having the exact same problem as you guys; stuck at 99%, trying to restart for hours, then being forced to hard-reset. I didn't care a lot the first days, but I realized Windows was trying to install the update all day long, and it was sucking my laptop's battery pretty quickly.

After following several tutorials, ultimately I just did three particular steps in order, and that was all it took to make it work. The computer then restarted to finish installing the updates, took a couple minutes and then it was all right. Hope it works for you.

1) Stop the Windows Update process. I pressed the Windows Key, typed "services", clicked Enter. Then I looked for the process, right-clicked on it and stopped it.
2) Then, I entirely deleted the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows .
3) Finally, I manually downloaded the update from the Microsoft Update catalog website. You can click this link for the KB054517. Just double-check the exact version you need, depending on your computer and OS requirements. I needed the cumulative version for Windows 10 x64.
There are versions for Windows Server, for x86 architecture, and updates that don't seem to be the cumulative version Windows Update was downloading. Make sure you choose the one that's right for you.

Just registered here to try to help out in case you haven't tried these. Good luck.
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This fix worked. However, there is also another fix according to Microsoft on January 3, 2018.

Affects O/S: Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro (1709)

Problem: Update KB4054517 gets stuck at 99% and fails installation. After restarting the computer, Windows will say “Getting Windows Ready, don’t turn off PC,” and can remain in that mode for 30 minutes to several hours. This restart time should only take a minute or less.

Fix Option #1:

Download and install the Servicing stack update for Windows 10 Version 1709: January 3, 2018

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....px?q=KB4054022

Restart the machine

Fix Option #2:

Stop the Windows Update Process. Type “Services” in the Windows Search Bar and open it up

Stop the Windows Update service

Delete the SoftwareDistribution folder located in C:\Windows

Download and install the Cumulative Update for Windows 10 (e.g., x64 based Systems)

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft....px?q=KB4054517

Restart the machine

ghostwindow · Jan 18, 2018

wow somedude... just wooww I lost everything on my gaming laptop... Not work thank god but just... wow... I searched all over the net for fixes to this 3 days now... just troubleshooting... wasting my free time on this bullshit... THANK YOU for your post... this should be windows official response... I cant believe what I went through during this torture... Bless you Sir...

Win10luvr · Jan 19, 2018

Microsoft absolutely does not take their user base seriously in any way. "Please wait 4 to 7 hours" is a completely unacceptable answer from a group of people whose every FINAL answer is to get ordinary users mired down in the weeds of their god-awful registry and so frustrated that they buy a Mac next time.
Way to go Microsoft!

I have exactly the same problem on a Surface Pro 4 and the first question any "official" asked me was to check to see if my computer was compatible or not?? Really? You made the freeking computer.

Iv'e also now been 2 days without use of my Surface Pro 4 (which was JUST reinitialized because I was HOPING to get some kind of meaningful battery life from it - I'm convinced I can't), and in the process of doing this last 1709 cumulative update for December, it has totally lost its mind.

I have tried EVERY trick mentioned in all of these forums and one major flaw is that under no circumstances will the windows update service ACTUALLY stop. It always errors out without stopping and to move forward with anything update related, you MUST reboot. I have also cleaned out the software distribution folder (except for the package it currently will not allow me to delete because its holding it open by the update process that will not stop) Every time I reboot, windows DOES NOT show "update and restart"... just "update", but it goes into "Getting Windows Ready" anyway and this process cannot be stopped. About 3 hours later, it finally goes to a desktop with no message or notification of any kind, but the update never happens and I start the whole cycle over again...

I've done this five times now. Like I have said, I have tried every trick / method and powerscript to reset the windows update. Everything thats been mentioned in a windows forum so far.

Nothing works.
I've been a computer professional for 30 years and used every platform going back to Apple II and CP/M. I cut my eye teeth on windows and DOS and been there through thick and thin through the whole process and I recommend computers to co workers and friends on a daily basis and put my neck out there for these kinds of upgrades...

Tell me, why shouldn't I just abandon it all for Macs? I know thats dirty word here, but I NEVER get this level of hurt from an Apple device, especially for something I had no hand in creating at all. There is nothing about this current situation that is my fault in any way and I was just following normal update procedures and this microsoft built device running the latest microsoft software just TOTALLY WIGS OUT. I know the things I have tried to fix this. There is no way at all I would EVER expect a normal user of business apps to attempt to fix or run the procedures I have.

This is just nuts.
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Yeah, I tried this and it still wouldn't install on my computer.

Win10luvr · Jan 19, 2018

Forgot to mention, I was also having trouble stopping the windows update service, what I did was turn off the internet so the service wouldn't restart and that seemed to do the trick so I could follow the other steps.
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I also had to do this, and I got a message saying the update didn't install.

It's funny, but I have an HP Laptop that's fairly new, and it received a bios update from HP (it also has an AMD cpu), and it's not having any problems with any updates. It's just my 10 year old Compaq Presario with an AMD Athlon processor that's having problems.

Win10luvr · Jan 19, 2018

I finally got my old computer to update! The steps I had to go through (and I don't know if anybody else has to do the same) is I unplugged my internet modem, restarted my computer (I had to use the power button to shut off my computer after it got stuck at Do Not Turn Off Your Computer), waited 30 seconds to turn my computer back on, waited for my computer to reboot (you'll get the Do Not Turn Off Your Computer thingy again but just ignore that and your computer will reload windows after awhile), went through the steps that somedude outlined, plugged in my modem, got online, and with Microsoft Edge, searched for the KB4054517 update. This time it installed!

Then they'll tell you to restart the computer to complete the installation and that's what happened!

Thanks somedude, but I had to take some extra steps (ie: unplugging my modem).

Tracker748 · Apr 5, 2018

After trying for days, with several methods, THIS WORKED for me!!!
I found it under Settings, Windows Update, "get Help"
Please note, I was stuck on Version 1703 OS Build 15063.966

Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99%

If the progress of Windows Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99% for more than four hours, here's something you can try. Note: Follow these steps before you restart your PC. Otherwise, the Media folder might not be available.

Open File Explorer, type C:\$GetCurrent, and then press Enter.

Copy and paste the Media folder to the desktop. If you don't see the folder, select View and make sure the checkbox next to Hidden items is selected.

Restart your PC, open File Explorer, type C:\$GetCurrent in the address bar, and then press Enter.

Copy and paste the Media folder from the desktop to C:\$GetCurrent.

Open the Media folder, and double-click Setup.

Follow the instructions to start the upgrade. On the Get important updates screen, select Not right now, and then select Next.

Follow the instructions to finish upgrading to Windows 10. After it's done, make sure to install available updates. Select the Start button, and then select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Check for updates.

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