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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-29T21:08:13+00:00

    Upgrade to Windows 10 and your problem is solved.

    Did you ever get Windows Defender up & running, Ron?

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-29T20:57:40+00:00

    Upgrade to Windows 10 and your problem is solved.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-29T17:56:29+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.

    I have 101 errors that occur everyday. They all seem to be the same ones just won't update everyday. How can I show you the entire list? I can put in a few I guess but that's a lot of time. Seems also that all are "update for windows 8.1 for x64 based systems" (KB3071663), (KB3089023) (KB3060793) (KB3038936) (KB2976978) (KB3060716) I think you get the picture.. What should I do besides pitch this pos and buy a Mac?

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-08-26T11:26:51+00:00

    80244019

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-26T07:45:27+00:00

    My update history has no error code/codes, but every other day my PC ask me to restart my computer to finish installing updates. After it restarts, which takes about 15-30 min., that's when it says some updates were unsuccessful, undoing changes, restarting, do not turn off your computer. How can I repair this? Could this also have anything to do with me not having/getting windows 10 yet, when my wife's PC has had windows 10 for almost 2 weeks?

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