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
    2015-08-17T06:38:33+00:00

    My issue is that it does this on start up and i cant do ANYTHING

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T13:31:44+00:00

    Boot from your bootable recovery media to use its Command only boot option and get into your file system that way.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T16:03:15+00:00

    On Windows 10 I'm unable to install the Cumulative Update KB3081438! I've tried for the past 5 days now and every day it fails to install.

    Any suggestions?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-20T13:25:13+00:00

    kb3081438

    kb3081444

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-23T16:53:14+00:00

    Windows cannot complete the update and the system undoing the changes...Here are the update history...

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