Windows 10: Windows update stuck at downloading updates 1%

Hey, so I have this problem, I have installed fresh windows 10 about a month ago and now I wanted to check for updates, and well, that works, but if I want to actually install them, it says it's downloading the updates but no network activity other than google chrome is happening and it keeps being stuck at "Downloading updates 1%"
I have tried this article: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...2-da0870b544f9 but it didn't do anything, I am helpless.

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Windows update stuck at "installing updates 1 of 1.." Page

Hi,

First check if you can boot to safe mode and how does it work in safe mode.

Safe mode is a troubleshooting mode that can help you isolate problems. Safe mode disables unnecessary programs and drivers at startup, so you can determine whether it's a basic setting or driver that's causing your issues.



If safe mode works fine then try clean boot and boot to normal mode from safe mode.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note:

After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps from section “How to reset the computer to start as usual after clean boot troubleshooting” to reset the computer to start as usual.



Since you are unable to boot to the desktop you can create aWindows 10 installation disc. Using that disc
you can perform the following troubleshooting methods.

Booting to Recovery Environment with Windows 10 installation media.

This is an alternate way to boot the PC and run recovery tools when something goes wrong with the Operating system.

a) After you boot your computer using Windows DVD or System Repair Disc, a black screen appears with gray text "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD". Press any key.

b) Select the correct time and Keyboard type.

c) Click Repair your computer in the lower left corner.

d) Select Troubleshoot from Choose an
option screen.

e) Click Advanced options in
Troubleshoot screen.

f) Click Automatic Repair from
Advanced Options screen.

g) Next, choose the operating system by clicking on its button.

h) Windows 10 will then look for problems on hard drive(s) and verify that all required files are intact.

 

Windows update stuck at "installing updates 1 of 1.." Page

After downloading free win 10 update..i m stuck at the "keep your pc on until this is done.installing update 1 of 1..." Page for more than 5 hours.

please help!

any way to continue..? Or how to recover at this point..?

 

Try closing all apps and run the windows update troubleshooter as administrator. I had to run it twice to get it to fix things.
Hope this helps.

 

Ran the troubleshooter like 5-10 times, rebooted few times too. Nothing actually helps, and my hosts are not blocking microsoft too, I just updated windows defender and it was smoothly downloaded and installed

 

Did you try Windows update reset - tutorials by Brink? Download .bat file and run as admin.

 

Just ran it, restarted and I saw some change, it actually told me that the update was checked today but then I clicked update, it found updates, downloaded FEW which was 0%, then it got to 1%, still some text, and suddenly the text saying name of current update disappeared and here we are, 1% again.. no disk usage nor network - again - :/

 

What does sfc /scannow says? If the report from it comes out celan, I would recommend in-place upgrade. It leaves all the applications and documents intact.

 

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste these commands:

1) winver
(in the pop up about windows view the windows version and build and post that information into the thread)

2) sfc /scannow

3) dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

4) chkdsk /scan

5) right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click edit then select all > right click the top bar again > left click edit then copy > paste into the thread

6) copy and paste all of these commands together

Net stop bits
Net stop wuauserv
Net stop appidsvc
Net stop cryptsvc
Del %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat /Q
Del "%HOMEDRIVE%\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat" /Q
Del %WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution\*.* /s /Q
Net start bits
Net start wuauserv
Net start appidsvc
Net start cryptsvc

7) shutdown /r

Let us know if this did or did not fix windows updates.

 

now it has changed a little, just that the winupdate is stuck at 0%, should I just do in-place upgrade?

 

I would (after trying all that you just did). Just pick the same version and language that you have (install language...) when downloading ISO

 

Correction use clean boot:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...oot-in-windows
How to perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki


Then attempt windows updates.
Please report results in the thread.


msconfig:
move dot from normal startup to selective startup
uncheck load startup items
click services tab
on lower left check hide all Microsoft services
on lower right click disable all
click apply or ok and do not reboot


task manager:
Click startup
Click status column so that it sorts with enable on top
right click each row so that enable is changed to disable.

reboot

check windows updates

 

You can use a windows 10 iso virtual dvd or bootable windows 10 iso for an in place upgrade if the clean boot method does not work.

You will not boot to the windows 10 iso and instead you will open the iso within windows 10 by finding setup.exe
Then perform a repair install.


Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

the system disk's usage was high but after a while it dropped again to 0% and the windows update got to 1% and is stuck again. Any other ideas before I do in-place ?

 

Please post a share link with the CBS.log