Questions tagged [windows-update]
Integral service in Windows since Windows Vista that updates Windows components, including installed components and drivers, and certain other Microsoft software, notably Office.
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how to stop 'Upgrade to windows 11' process in windows 10?
A few days ago I accidentally click 'Update and shutdown', turns out since then, my Windows 10 downloads Upgrade for to Windows 11 in Settings > Update & security.
My workaround is to pause ...
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Windows 11 trying to sneak onto Windows 10 system?
How do I update to Windows 10 21H2 without Windows 11 sneaking in? How would you go about it?
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Does Fresh Start install updates one by one?
I used the "Reset PC" function in Windows 10 (1803) and now it's installing all updates "one by one". Well, many of them are rolled up into "cumulative updates" but still,...
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Buggy Rebooting and Install Failure
my system (windows 10) wants to do a shutdown or reboot to install a windows update. When I try the shut down, it will go through the normal steps, but then reboot itself with no input. After it ...
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What is KB890830? It has been hanging since 2010 and now it is hanging on my Windows10 x64 PC in late 2021
Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 - v5.95 (KB890830)
Status: Installing - 0%
Been that way now for a good 45 minutes.
What causes the hang? I see postings from 2010 where the same issue is ...
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How to install optional update KB5007253 if it is not listed?
I have read that optional Windows 10 update KB5007253 should fix network printing errors, so I'd like to install it. I checked the official page for this update: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...
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How to update windows 10 installed on a flash drive?
I have Windows 10 installed on an external ssd. This worked fine until I recently was prompted from some programs, that I need to update my windows version. But the updater did not show any updates.
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Un-pausing Windows Update triggers forced installation of preview-release
After un-pausing Windows Update in Windows 10, even when initially paused without anything actively pending, downloading, or installing, it seems that a "Check for updates" is implicitly ...
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How to bypass VirtualBox update error while installing Windows 11 update?
Issue appeared while installing Windows update 10.0.22504.1010 which is requesting to update VirtualBox to latest version.
After that, I've updated VirtualBox to 6.1.28, but it didn't solve the ...
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Win 10 21H2 Update stopped file sharing
I have desktop Win10 Home and Win10 Pro computers that are hard wired to my router on the same "home" network. File sharing via network drive mapping has always worked OK. After the Pro ...
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Windows 10 Pro update fails
I'm unable to update my personal Windows 10 and have ran out of ideas to fix it. My current Windows configuration:
Edition: Windows 10 Pro
Version: 21H1
Installed on: 11.10.2020
OS build: 19043....
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Finding a disk drive missing after a routine Windows 10 update
I just installed the latest Windows 10 update on my laptop, and my D: drive has disappeared. This is an internal hard drive where my Desktop, Downloads, and Documents drives all live, along with ...
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Which one of these can be removed while clean installing
https://i.stack.imgur.com/gR7dR.jpg
I wanna clean install Windows 11 but I don't know which one is which and which can be deleted without causing any problem like missing Asus Recovery. I did before ...
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Slow CPU processing when windows update is pending
We have 40ish laptops that are quite old with a few newer laptops, my family has older laptops and I have a fairly good laptop, we also have 2 servers windows-2016 and windows-2019.
On all of these ...
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"Error occured" in Windows Update 0x80070643
I was casually using my device. I opened Windows Update and saw this:
This was the error shown to me:
There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this ...
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Permission error 0x80070005 when installing and updating Microsoft Store apps as well as Windows Feature Updates
Since about a week I cannot update any Microsoft Store apps and some Feature Updates on my PC running Windows 11.
The error code was always 0x80070005 (permission denied). Windows Update can still ...
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windows update no longer updating the .net framework 4.8
so far i had been relying on windows update to also install the latest patches for the .net framework 4.8.
but this is no longer happening on my machine with "windows 10 pro" (running in ...
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'This PC is ready for Windows 11' but not getting the update
From the last week the 'Windows Update' section is showing the following:
This PC is ready for Windows 11
Also, checked the system requirements using 'PC Health Check'.
What is the reason I am not ...
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Can a Windows update be "canceled" after it is "installed" but before it is "updated"?
After clicking the "Check for updates" button from the Windows Update settings dialog, a ".NET Update Preview" immediately began to download and install (I forgot that the "...
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Unable to uninstall KB5006670 even in Safe Mode
The KB5006670 update makes our computers unable to use/connect to the network printers. I uninstalled it just fine on 2 other desktop computers. However there's 1 Dell laptop running Windows Home that ...
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I have a desktop not a laptop, so why is Windows 10 (after update KB5005565) telling me my battery is low? [duplicate]
Windows 10 after update KB5005565 is displaying a message that my battery is low. I have a desktop not a laptop. Can I ignore this error or does Windows take some action, such as changing how it uses ...
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Is there a way to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade offer from the Autounattend.xml on a fresh Windows 10 install?
I have a Windows 10 USB that I use to automate Windows installations, and I'd love to be able to disable the Windows 11 Upgrade offer without having to do the really bad workarounds like using GPO (...
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The simplest way to prevent windows 10 from auto-installing updates [duplicate]
I am really, really annoyed with how Windows 10 automatically installs updates. This is outrageous. Numerous times so far I have ended with some of my work lost due to automatic reboot after ...
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Disabling Nvidia driver completely
My NVIDIA GPU got fried long ago and is no longer working. My PC is running on the default Intel Graphics driver. My PC works fine until it comes to updating windows. During any update, windows looks ...
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Windows 11 Upgrade Installation Error 0xc1900101
During upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, the installation fails with error 0xc1900101.
The upgrade was launched using Windows 11 Installation Assistant.
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Windows 10 update error: BITS Service "The requested service has already been started"
Running windows 10 pro 64 bit.
Keep getting this error all of a sudden:
There were problems downloading some updates, but we'll try again later.
If you keep seeing this, try searching the web or ...
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W2K12 R2 - Windows update fails to install newest patches. DISM doesn't work either.(Error: 0x800f0906)
as I mentioned in tittle I have problem with installing newest patches, it fails everytime.
NFC /SCANNOW doesn't finds any corrupted files.
CHKDSK is also fine.
DISM - online\image 0x800f0906\...
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My TPM version isn't compatible with the windows 11 minimum requirements
The minimum requirement for Windows 11 is TPM Version 2.0, while my version is 1.2, I think that's why I didn't receive the Windows 11 update.
I found an iso image of it, but is it okay to install it?
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Windows 10 update rolling back for cumulative updates
I have been facing issues with windows update on the 2 year old laptop from beginning. I have installed various major versions but windows automatic updates fail to install cumulative updates. ...
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Blocking Windows 11 update on Windows 10 Pro
Of course nothing will be certain until October 5, but is there any recent information about how to block the Windows 11 update?
There are numerous copy-pasted articles from around July 2021. They all ...
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Windows Update trying to install update that's already installed
Windows Update is constantly trying to a install a windows update that's already installed. To be specific it's September 1st 2021-08 Cumulative Update Preview KB5005101 or September 14 2021-09 ...
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Windows update seem to have screwed up my speakers
Today I had a update notification. I didnt read it full and click OK. But since then my speaker and headphones are refusing to play. I checked Windows update history, and the update installed today is ...
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What is a servicing stack? Windows 10 system was updated a few days ago. Can I uninstall it?
What is a servicing stack? Windows 10 system was updated a few days ago. Can I uninstall it?
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Windows feature update error 0x80004005
Trying to update Windows in my newly reinstalled Lenovo Ideapad 710s. Got error:
• Feature update to Windows 10, version 20H2 - Error 0x80004005
I was trying fix problem with Troubleshoot. According ...
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automatically update Microsoft Defender Antivirus defentions - Windows 10 Pro
tl;dr I would like Windows Update to automatically download and install only the updates "Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus".
Currently, Windows Update policy is ...
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Scheduled task Windows shutdown - Will this run if Windows Update is busy?
The company would like all employee PCs to be automatically shut down via a Scheduled Task which automatically runs each evening. I have set up a task to run:
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s
at e....
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Windows 10: AAC Support
I bought new AirPods Max for various reasons. They work flawlessly when connecting them via Bluetooth to my Windows PC when only listening to music. The microphone quality is, however, atrocious.
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Fresh install of Windows 10 cannot install feature updates, error 0xc1900101
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I have not been able to install feature updates for some time on my machine. It will install a feature update, then when it's done, the system will POST but the screen will be black and the ...
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This folder(every folder in C drive) is empty after WIN10 update. But it occupies several hundred GB [closed]
After win10 update on last Friday, my computer didn't turn off, so I turned it off. After rebooting, the below line on the black screen occurred, it says fixing HDD some %, eventually it was checking ...
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Having to run Windows 10 System File Checker every few months
My question is should I schedule a sfc /scannow on my latop once every week to prevent the startup issues I'm describing below or does anyone have any other ideas for me.
Every few months on my ...
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Windows Update 0x80070643 - .NET Framework Corruption
When updating SQL security, error 0x80070643. What I've done so far:
DISM and SFC
.NET Framework Repair tools
Windows built-in update troubleshooter
Rename SoftwareDistribution
Clear/Reset ...
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Why does Windows 10 still automatically download, install updates and restart system despite I telling it not to? [duplicate]
I hate Windows so much! Why does it decide to automatically download and restart when I have all settings to off?
I had a 5 GB download running at 200 kB/s for hours and hours and somewhere at 80% ...
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Error occurred while updating my Windows 10
My PC was running low on space and Windows recommended me to add an external USB drive in order to complete the updation process to version 20H2. I started downloading the update, and when it hit 100%,...
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How can I make Windows download updates
My internet connection is my phone - my laptop connects via its hotspot.
I have allowed Windows to download updates over metered connections and updates are not paused.
It says "Updates are ...
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Are there any negative side-effects of blocking svchost.exe from making outbound connections?
Background: I would like to definitely prevent Windows 10 from ever updating unless I manually allow it to. I thought of the idea of using the firewall to block outbound connections from the Windows ...
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Computer freezes, no errors, just everything dysfunctional
My Sony Vaio laptop will freeze with the following symptoms:
After a few minutes (usually from 2 to 60 minutes of working), the whole screen freezes.
Mouse or keyboard won't work.
There is no activity ...
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Sound does not work / “No Audio Output Device Is Installed” after 21h1 (May 2021) windows update
After installing the lastest windows update, my sound does not work. It shows a red X in the taskbar and on hover it says "No Audio Output Device is installed.":
How can I fix it?
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How to fix or limit MoUsoCoreWorker.exe excessive RAM usage?
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe has been causing problems since last month (June 2021), unexpectedly causing crashes and system instability due to excessive memory usage... on a computer with 16 GB RAM.
I checked ...
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Lenovo P71 (Windows 10, NVidia M620 graphics card) with an external Dell U3818DW 21:9 monitor changes resolution between system restarts (too small)
I bought a Dell U3818DW some months ago and mostly things were fine - until recently I noticed that Windows 10 would more and more start using screen resolutions on system startup that are absolutely ...
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Chrome fails to launch after Windows update installs KB5004237
Uninstalling KB5004237 allows me to launch Google Chrome again. Yet automatic Windows Update causes re-installation of this "fix" and Chrome fails to launch again. Forcing me to use Edge. I'...
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