This error may appear anytime a Windows Update fails. To investigate possible solutions, we need to start with the specific error code. We can do this by viewing your update history. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), and tap or click Settings . Tap or click Change PC settings , and then Update and recovery . Tap or click View your update history . View failed update error code. Please post here with your error code, so that the Community can try to help guide you appropriately.

Got the "unable to complete" message after the restart when doing updates. Update history shows about a dozen items failed, most with error code 800F0922, some with 800F0902. Here's an example: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2976627) Installation date: ‎8/‎12/‎2014 12:23 PM Installation status: Failed Error details: Code 800F0922 Update type: Important

Being a new computer, I suggest you return it. We all know that Microsoft blew it big time with this update. To bad they wouldn't just own up to it, and admit it. One other possibility is to contact Microsoft directly, and request a disk. After a hard turn off, you may be able to boot off a disk.

Hi, just bought an Asus Transformer tablet with Win8. This morning (three days from new), Microsoft forced an update and now I have this message looping through and cannot access anything on the tablet to try and resolve as described in the thread. I have to switch it off eventually, what's going to happen to my device? Has this turned my new tablet into scrap? Will it ever perform properly again? Man, I should have stuck with Android.

Your PC, since it came with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, is probably still under warranty. I would pursue that route.

But I'm still stuck on the error screen. I can't even boot up into windows! Arg....

Error: We couldn’t complete the updates, Undoing changes. Don’t turn off your computer.

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This error may appear anytime a Windows Update fails. To investigate possible solutions, we need to start with the specific error code.

We can do this by viewing your update history.

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), and tap or click Settings.
Tap or click Change PC settings, and then Update and recovery.
Tap or click View your update history.

View failed update error code.

Please post here with your error code, so that the Community can try to help guide you appropriately.

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2014-08-12T22:19:22+00:00

Got the "unable to complete" message after the restart when doing updates. Update history shows about a dozen items failed, most with error code 800F0922, some with 800F0902. Here's an example:

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB2976627)

Installation date: ‎8/‎12/‎2014 12:23 PM

Installation status: Failed

Error details: Code 800F0922

Update type: Important
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2014-08-05T10:27:27+00:00

Being a new computer, I suggest you return it.

We all know that Microsoft blew it big time with this update. To bad they wouldn't just own up to it, and admit it.

One other possibility is to contact Microsoft directly, and request a disk. After a hard turn off, you may be able to boot off a disk.
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2014-08-05T09:42:17+00:00

Hi, just bought an Asus Transformer tablet with Win8. This morning (three days from new), Microsoft forced an update and now I have this message looping through and cannot access anything on the tablet to try and resolve as described in the thread. I have to switch it off eventually, what's going to happen to my device? Has this turned my new tablet into scrap? Will it ever perform properly again? Man, I should have stuck with Android.
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2014-08-04T12:10:57+00:00

Your PC, since it came with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, is probably still under warranty. I would pursue that route.
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2014-08-03T16:52:32+00:00

But I'm still stuck on the error screen. I can't even boot up into windows! Arg....
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