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
    2017-12-03T15:58:02+00:00

    I've just disabled and uninstalled every trace of the Update Assistant, to break the cycle...but I'm just frustrated.  I've got two laptops in the house and the update went through seamlessly on the other...and it's older and a more basic spec.  I just can't work out what forces the computer to abort the update, restore the version and then keep trying over and over and over again.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-12-02T22:46:27+00:00

    Some systems simply might not be compatible either even though they meet the basic requirements.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-12-02T22:44:47+00:00

    From what I can see, this is a massive issue that a lot of people are suffering from.  It's being called the "Update Assistant Loop"...but I can't yet find a solution.  Does anyone have one?

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?source=hp&ei=3ysjWpXsBceUgAbXmrioAQ&q=windows+10+update+assistant+loop&oq=windows+10+update+assistant+&gs\_l=psy-ab.3.1.0l10.228.3523.0.6428.20.15.0.4.4.0.96.1112.15.15.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.19.1174.0..46j0i131k1j0i46k1j0i3k1.0.0hCChtWy76w

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-02T16:19:31+00:00

    Let it upgrade again, but after reaching the desktop, download and install the following drivers:

    BIOS, Chipset, Display Driver, Network adapters.

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/wiki...

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