Your device needs the latest security updates...big time error.

Anonymous
2017-12-02T14:20:45+00:00

Yesterday, I got the notification "Your device needs the latest security updates" and an update window that couldn't be closed, but could be minimized to the tray.  It spent hours to reach 100%, so I left it running overnight.  I get up this morning, it reappears, does the same thing again...but then "restoring your version of Windows" appears on the restart and now it's downloading again.  Is anyone else struggling with this, because it seems seriously bugged and stuck in a viscous cycle.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2018-01-10T09:30:43+00:00

What I did was to uninstall it, reinstall it, uninstall it again and then do a disk cleanup and then manually remove the last remains of the programme directories.  It hasn't reappeared since.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-01-22T00:18:52+00:00

    I am having this same exact problem...have you come up with a solution?

    Jax

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-01-21T21:28:34+00:00

    The bug remains! MicroSoft does not respect the desire of your customers whatsoever. When Windows 10 was offered to me nothing was said about future bugs. I will formally request the use of Windows 8.1 that I originally purchased.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T21:32:00+00:00

    Me to on all.  I have uninstalled as much of the update system as I dare and more than I understand and will be defending my version 14393 any way I can.  I figure that if I can just keep defender up to date it will probably be easier to sort out the odd bit malware that to deal with this update which, as far as I can see, is Microsoft's version of a virus. 

    John

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-01-20T21:25:57+00:00

    Hi! I got this popup message earlier today and i was really curious if it was a virus or not, it said i shouldn’t turn off/restart, but stupidly enough i did it anyways which i really regret. I restarted it and now it’s just a black screen with the cursor on it. I can still move the cursor but now i don’t know what to do. I’ve been waiting over 8 minutes but nothing has happened. Can i shut off my computer with the button without corrupting any files or what can i do? Please help!

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