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

Anonymous
2014-05-14T19:34:39+00:00

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.

  1. 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.
  2. Tap or click Change PC settings, and then Update and recovery.
  3. 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.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-10-31T01:22:23+00:00

    I have had the same problem.  I contacted Microsoft support.  It took several hours of updating 8.1 in order to get past this. 

    Susan

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-10-31T00:09:33+00:00

    I have a brand new computer only 3 days old. 

    When I turn the computer on it comes up with:

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

    There are no error codes. I have followed your instructions in 1., but I am unable to pull up anything on the screen. Have pressed Windows button and still nothing that will allow me to change PC settings.

    Please help as this has been stuck on this for several hours. It's a new computer so this is strange I am having this issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T21:22:44+00:00

    Started a brand new thread: 

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

    and uploaded my WindowsUpdate.log file to OneDrive. 

    Link is:  https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=14216968F14E2203!542&authkey=!ANG\_i-atmgSCMSM&ithint=file%2clog

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-10-29T18:22:51+00:00

    It just says KB2919355 failed to update. No error code.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-10-26T05:06:23+00:00

    Robert, Procmon is not end user friendly.  It's a geeky tool.

    Let's try another tact.  Install one update one at a time.  Which one has the problem?

    and also I'd strongly recommend starting a brand new thread so you can get better fresher eyeballs on your case.  Buried on page 50 of this one you get a bit lost.

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