Windows 10: Windows Updates are ruining my machine

I only use this machine for playing Dolphin (Gamecube emulator), it worked fine a month ago, but then an update was forced on me and the emulator started running at 10FPS (60 is normal). I messed with windows settings and drivers and the situation kept getting worse until Dolphin just didn't run. I took it to an IT repair place who fixed it (btw completely unfair that I had to pay to reverse a buggy update that I didn't even want) and everything was fine... For about 2 weeks when the exact same thing happened again. Windows updated itself with absolutely no warning and now Dolphin is running at 10FPS. When I tried to update the drivers, Windows said that my drivers were up-to-date, but that I should check Windows Update as it might be able to find better drivers, so I checked Windows Update and it said there was an update pending. I let it update and restarted my machine... and now my mouse doesn't work either!


So understandably, I'm annoyed. I believe the issue is driver-related, but I'm no good with IT stuff or Windows, so I don't know if my hunch is even correct, and if it is, what I should do. I refuse to pay to have this fixed again, because 1) I shouldn't have to and 2) It'll just happen again in a couple of weeks. If I could just get my mouse to work it'd be a start.


Any advice appreciated.

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Win 10 update ruined my computer

I will gladly dispose of any "ruined computer" that Windows 10 has "ruined". Just ship them to me and I will take care of disposing of the "ruined" hardware!

 

Windows 10 fails to update


When you finish testing the Avast suggestion, make sure that you restart your machine.

Then if the issue persists, please return to the trouble shooting list in post# 89

I think there are three steps that remain; the WU troubleshooter, reset WU components, and manual WU reset.

 

Windows Update suddenly hangs?

Windows Update is suddenly hanging for some reason... I went and downloaded and installed the first bunch of updates, restarted when asked, and now when I go back to windows update I just get the window with a white box forever. Reboot and it still does it. This happens to be on my main machine, running windows 7.

I've also noticed when I reboot it says configuring windows update, step 3 of 3, 47%. Maybe it somehow skipped something and is screwed forever?