Windows 10 Update Issue

[SwiiftYz]

Windows Update is currently telling me that I require a restart to Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro but I've not had this stuck here for around a month and no matter how many restarts I do, It never updates. Is there anyway to force this update?

[Streetguru]

11 minutes ago, SwiiftYz said:

Windows Update is currently telling me that I require a restart to Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro but I've not had this stuck here for around a month and no matter how many restarts I do, It never updates. Is there anyway to force this update?

Installing windows 7 usually fixes any issues with windows 10

[SwiiftYz]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Installing windows 7 usually fixes any issues with windows 10

Thank's for the extremely helpful information! /sarcasm.

[Droidbot]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Installing windows 7 usually fixes any issues with windows 10

either way, MS is gonna spy on you. 

 

OP, are you on insider builds or normal builds? 

[SwiiftYz]

Just now, Droidbot said:

either way, MS is gonna spy on you. 

 

OP, are you on insider builds or normal builds? 

Normal builds.

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, SwiiftYz said:

Normal builds.

For me - I'm on Insider 11102 - I open settings, go to 'Update and Security' and it's right there - a scheduled restart to upgrade to build 14257 for 3:30 AM, and a button to restart now. 

[SwiiftYz]

Just now, Droidbot said:

For me - I'm on Insider 11102 - I open settings, go to 'Update and Security' and it's right there - a scheduled restart to upgrade to build 14257 for 3:30 AM, and a button to restart now. 

If I hit that restart button, I'll boot straight up and the screenshot I posted above will show the exact same thing still. That's the November 2015 update that hasn't installed for me for some reason. I'll try hit the button again.

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

either way, MS is gonna spy on you. 

 

OP, are you on insider builds or normal builds? 

I don't believe near vanilla windows 7 has any spyware built into the OS.

 

 

9 minutes ago, SwiiftYz said:

Thank's for the extremely helpful information! /sarcasm.

Well is there any real need to use windows 10? The quickest solution to anything in windows is generally just reinstalling windows anyways.

[Droidbot]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

I don't believe near vanilla windows 7 has any spyware built into the OS.

 

 

Well is there any real need to use windows 10?

There was an update recently that added Win10-esque spyware.

 

Edit: http://www.infoworld.com/article/2981947/microsoft-windows/the-truth-about-windows-7-and-81-spy-patches-kb-3068708-3022345-3075249-and-3080149.html

 

[SwiiftYz]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

I don't believe near vanilla windows 7 has any spyware built into the OS.

 

 

Well is there any real need to use windows 10? The quickest solution to anything in windows is generally just reinstalling windows anyways.

Considering everything other than one update works fine is there any real reason not to use Windows 10 other than because you seem to have some sort of issue with it?

[AlTech]

27 minutes ago, SwiiftYz said:

Windows Update is currently telling me that I require a restart to Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro but I've not had this stuck here for around a month and no matter how many restarts I do, It never updates. Is there anyway to force this update?

Select "Schedule a restart" and then it will give you a choice of when. Ignore it and just press the restart button within the settings menu there. It should automatically restart and update.

[Streetguru]

Just now, SwiiftYz said:

Considering everything other than one update works fine is there any real reason not to use Windows 10 other than because you seem to have some sort of issue with it?

Well, it spys on you which is normally reason enough, otherwise it's probably going to have minor issues for a while

 

 

4 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

There was an update recently that added Win10-esque spyware.

Well ya, but why would I update to something like that, it's why I said near vanilla.

[Droidbot]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Well, it spys on you which is normally reason enough, otherwise it's probably going to have minor issues for a while

 

 

Well ya, but why would I update to something like that, it's why I said near vanilla.

True - Windows 7 has it's purposes. It's rock solid, has very good game compatibility compared to 8.1/10, and has really good driver support due to it's age, as well as having Media Center for what use it serves.  Honestly, if I still had my tinfoil hat on I'd be running a fresh 7 SP1 with updates disabled.