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.
Your device needs the latest security updates...big time error.
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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.
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Anonymous
2018-01-23T08:15:36+00:00 I also have this problem. My computer is stuck in a continual loop of downloading updates. A window appears with the Windows 10 message, "Your device needs the latest security updates." Windows downloads the updates, and then turns off.
Also, when the computer re-boots, it opens to a "Choose Your Keyboard Layout." After that, a menu appears which reads: "Choose and Option." The options are: (1) Continue: Exit and continue to Windows 10 (on Volume 6); (2) Troubleshoot: Reset your PC or see advanced options; (3) Use a Device: Use a USB drive, network connection or Windows recovery DVD; (4) Turn off your PC; (5) Use Another Operating System: Continue with another installed version of Windows.
When I select option 1 "Continue" it just takes me back to Windows. And then the whole process starts again within a couple hours, the computer starts downloading the latest security updates in order to install the most recent version of Windows
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2018-01-22T19:21:33+00:00 This is pathetic that Andre left when he couldnt be less of an idiot and not a single other microsoft rep has come here to discuss an issue that has almost reached a thousand people... and thats just those who finally googled the right thing to find this thread and cared enough to click...
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Anonymous
2018-01-22T02:02:16+00:00 Yeah...this is REALLY frustrating....I'm going to see if anyone in my circle may know how to help...will follow up if i figure anything out.
Jax
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2018-01-22T01:40:02+00:00 I have not. I seem to be going through the cycle of firing up the computer and finding that within ten minutes having the MS assistant load itself and then start downloading this update that won't work. I then shut down the process with the task manager and then go uninstall the assistant. Don't know what else to do short of taking the thing under my arm to my local tech and seeing if he can escort this thing around this shoal. It has me looking at Macs with a lot more interest.
John