Windows Update always shitty????

[Ben Miller]

Well, I just started updating windows and it's been stuck on 25% for the last few hours. It's one of those long ass updates so I dunno what to do really. Is my PC fucked up or shall I just wait??

[Ben Miller]

1 minute ago, rrubberr said:

On windows 10 there always seems to be a chance that the PC will hang during updates, but I would say if a loading bar or circle is still moving onscreen to just wait a bit. If not, feel free to hold the power button.

 

thanks man

[lexidobe]

Welcome to the joys of Windows 10. Mine did that too.

[Ben Miller]

Just now, lexidobe said:

Welcome to the joys of Windows 10. Mine did that too.

I should have bought a mac...

[lexidobe]

Just now, rrubberr said:

Yeah, with every subsequent release of the OS, Windows seems to get less functional.

IMO, after Windows 7, it was all downhill from there.

[lexidobe]

Just now, Ben Miller said:

I should have bought a mac...

Or use Linux.

[Ben Miller]

Just now, rrubberr said:

No, but you should install Windows 7 (I won't give any specifics but it's pretty easy to 'happen upon' the volume liscence keys online).

I might look into it

[Ben Miller]

1 minute ago, lexidobe said:

Or use Linux.

Sacrifice half my steam library to Mr Bill Gates

[Jarno.]

Windows Updates has always been a mess nothing new in Windows 10 except its forced down your throad now. Windows Updates is excually the main reason why i use Linux as main OS very often now. Updates in Linux also much easier, much faster and 99% of the times doesnt even need a restart.

[light-v]

The creators update messed up my PC so hard I had to reinstall Windows stuff were missing and crashes all over the place. Thanks Microsoft

[kb5zue]

4 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

Windows Updates has always been a mess nothing new in Windows 10 except its forced down your throad now. Windows Updates is excually the main reason why i use Linux as main OS very often now. Updates in Linux also much easier, much faster and 99% of the times doesnt even need a restart.

 

Must be download that dang Creators Edition update.  I think mine hung up about six times before it finally went the whole route.  Hold the power button until it shuts down and then restart.

[Jito463]

3 minutes ago, light-v said:

The creators update messed up my PC so hard I had to reinstall Windows stuff were missing and crashes all over the place. Thanks Microsoft

2 minutes ago, kb5zue said:

Must be download that dang Creators Edition update.  I think mine hung up about six times before it finally went the whole route.  Hold the power button until it shuts down and then restart.

That's one of the reasons I'm glad I use Pro, I can delay the update of my build until the kinks are worked out.  I'm still running build 1607.  Not to mention that WU is set to only check for updates, not to download or install them automatically.

 

[Ben Miller]

4 minutes ago, kb5zue said:

 

Must be download that dang Creators Edition update.  I think mine hung up about six times before it finally went the whole route.  Hold the power button until it shuts down and then restart.

 

sounds good

 

[Jarsky]

This isn't a Windows 10 issue, various update problems have plagued Windows Update as long as I can remember - I still support 2003 servers that have this issue.

If the issue continues to persist, you may need to share your C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file

 

[GoodBytes]

6 hours ago, Ben Miller said:

Well, I just started updating windows and it's been stuck on 25% for the last few hours. It's one of those long ass updates so I dunno what to do really. Is my PC fucked up or shall I just wait??

Common issues:

• Drivers where not updated to the latest version before the upgrade process started. It was reported that some drivers have bugs causing issues with the upgrade process. It is best to ensure that ALL your drivers are updated before starting the process. While Windows Update does try and make sure you have the latest updates, not every manufacture post to Microsoft their drivers, or all of them.
   
• Anti-virus or other security software thinks an attack is happening and try and block it, causing a corrupt install, failure, or gets stuck. It is best to either uninstall your security software before starting the upgrade process, and re-install it after, or just make sure you have the latest version of those, where you can hope that the software maker fixed any issues (normally they do)

 

Keep in mind that registry cleaners, including CCleaner registry cleaner functionality tend to break things, even though it looks like the system is operating fine. Usually issues appear during upgrades, as everything is being accessed at this stage. Any registry issue to miss diagnose of the registry cleaner appears and breaks things. There is no point in using a registry cleaner. There is no performance boost out of it. Unless you have a very specific reason to use one, like some big program uninstaller is not working and you are trying to remove it, or something, its best to avoid. A registry is a database, there is no performance drop based on number of entries.

 

Also, viruses. If the system had a virus that infected your system, keep in mind that an anti-virus only removes the infection. It doesn't repair modified system files, or other files including registry changes. So when you upgrade the system, things can break.

 

What can you do?

Well you can get a USB flash drive or disk, and use Microsoft Media Creation Tool to get the latest version of Windows 10 (and prepare your USB flash drive or disk), then you can boot to it, and do a Windows Upgrade outside of Windows. There is no guaranty that it will work, but potentially a better option than a clean install, if you have lots of data, or complex setup environment you don't want to lose (lots of apps, or lots of configurations done to the system or programs as an example)

[Ben Miller]

10 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

Common issues:

• Drivers where not updated to the latest version before the upgrade process started. It was reported that some drivers have bugs causing issues with the upgrade process. It is best to ensure that ALL your drivers are updated before starting the process. While Windows Update does try and make sure you have the latest updates, not every manufacture post to Microsoft their drivers, or all of them.
   
• Anti-virus or other security software thinks an attack is happening and try and block it, causing a corrupt install, failure, or gets stuck. It is best to either uninstall your security software before starting the upgrade process, and re-install it after, or just make sure you have the latest version of those, where you can hope that the software maker fixed any issues (normally they do)

 

Keep in mind that registry cleaners, including CCleaner registry cleaner functionality tend to break things, even though it looks like the system is operating fine. Usually issues appear during upgrades, as everything is being accessed at this stage. Any registry issue to miss diagnose of the registry cleaner appears and breaks things. There is no point in using a registry cleaner. There is no performance boost out of it. Unless you have a very specific reason to use one, like some big program uninstaller is not working and you are trying to remove it, or something, its best to avoid. A registry is a database, there is no performance drop based on number of entries.

 

Also, viruses. If the system had a virus that infected your system, keep in mind that an anti-virus only removes the infection. It doesn't repair modified system files, or other files including registry changes. So when you upgrade the system, things can break.

 

What can you do?

Well you can get a USB flash drive or disk, and use Microsoft Media Creation Tool to get the latest version of Windows 10 (and prepare your USB flash drive or disk), then you can boot to it, and do a Windows Upgrade outside of Windows. There is no guaranty that it will work, but potentially a better option than a clean install, if you have lots of data, or complex setup environment you don't want to lose (lots of apps, or lots of configurations done to the system or programs as an example)

 

Ill try my anti-virus. I don't particularly want to lose my data. Thank you