I appreciate the attempt, but have no clue what any of this means or how to do it. People asked me to copy and paste the error codes I am getting in trying (unsuccessfully) to get windows updates to download and install. I have no idea how to do that. I cannot copy and paste using Ctrl C and Ctrl V; it will not copy. I do not see how to access an "Edit menu" or what "Mark" means. The reference to a cmd window makes no sense to me since I am seeing these error codes when I try to download and install -- not in a cmd window.
The impenetrability of Windows has changed little since the baffling days of C:/ and yet Microsoft will not allow you to contact help without paying a ransom -- even though this is a new laptop with Windows 8.1 and I should be able to get some comprehensible support without being gouged. Any further clues would be most appreciated