Windows 10: WINDOWS UPDATE- Stuck At "Getting things ready"

My Windows Update program gets stuck at "getting things ready" process. I recently reset my laptop with Microsoft Defender to solve existing update problem, but new situation came up. Troubleshooter couldn't find problems, SFC and DISM indicated no problem, BITS is on, so I don't know how to fix it. Build 18290.rs prerelease 181121-1501

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Getting Windows Ready Stuck

Hi Pablo,

If your computer is still stuck at the Getting Windows Ready screen, we suggest that you go to this

thread and perform the steps provided by Tadasha Mishra and other community members which other people have found helpful.

Let us know how it goes.

Thank you.

 

Computer stuck at getting windows ready

Hi,

For us to effectively assist you, may we ask if you made any recent changes on your computer prior to the issue?

Have you tried any possible troubleshooting steps? If yes, what are those steps? This is to avoid repeating of the possible steps done.

If Windows 10 install gets stuck on the message "Getting Windows ready", it is possible that the internet connection might be running slow. Kindly ensure that your internet connection can suffice the download during the update. The other thing would be a conflict
from external devices. We suggest temporarily disconnect all peripherals aside from mouse and keyboard.

If you require any further information, let us know.

Regards.

 

Stuck on - Getting a few things ready


Figured I would chime in here too in case anyone else has this issue. Disabling anti-virus did not work for me. What I did was use an optimization utility to delete all my junk files and bad registry entries. I used http://download.cnet.com/Wise-Care-3...-75744630.html and basically stepped through all the different utilities and tools it offers in the free version. Restarted the computer, disabled anti-virus for good measure, and it flew right by the "Getting a Few Things Ready" step.

I've noticed a lot of issues are related to files generated by windows, or by the utility. I think the cleanup utility probably just wiped out whatever junk file was clogging up the process.