Issues Updating from 1703 to 1709

We understand that you urgently need to resolve the Windows Update issue so that your computer can update to version 1709. There may be an error with the system files of Windows 10 and that can be the reason why you're unable to update. If the issue still persists after performing all of the steps we've provided, the best way to update your computer is by performing a clean install. This will completely replace your copy of Windows 10 on your computer. Please take note that you need to back up your files first before performing a clean install. You can refer to our first reply to know how to perform a clean install.

Let us know if you're able to update to the latest version by performing a clean install.

Hello DS,

         I sorry to say that you have not taken note of the full problem or the 4 pages of Q & A and fastened on to OLD in my last post.  The old machine is the a 10 year old Dell which has Win 10 Pro 1709 installed and running perfectly, although a little slow.  It is my latest laptop that has the problem.

        The old PC does not have anything near the number of programs installed or the capacity to run them properly, is fine for generally playing video, music, production of documents and browsing.

Older computers that were given the "free" windows 10 upgrade are being outdated with new firmware. They have an article in yahoo about this that was published about a month ago...

The only solution is to downgrade to windows 8 or buy a new computer with newer hardware or dump windows all together and load another operating system all together....

Copy and past this into your browser and you can watch just 1 video that Yahoo published...

https://youtu.be/lXgBBeE5PbY

I will attempt yet another try to install the 1709.   I had the update forced upon me a week ago which I could not stop .  I am not ready to make another attempt but the B-- Update is yet again being forced with another background download, God help those who have a download limit in my position.  This is absolutely ridiculous, with getting on for 20 tries over the past 2 months. 

                   How am I expected to get to grips with this problem between the work I must do and the work needed to prepare the PC for another Update 1709, preparation work that is being destroyed by the background download of the Update yet again?

1/.  How do I stop this continually repeated Update Download action?

2/.  Which of the many methods already tried do you suggest I use,

      a/.  auto download,

      b/.  Update Assistant

      c/.  an .iso of the complete Win 10 Pro including the 1709 Update

    It would appear that my only recourse is to stop all updates, which I don't think is wise.  With the limited time available to me to do anything aside from deal with my wife's and my own disabilities and what work I must do I know the multiple attempts have cost me many, many wasted hours and loss of income.

PLEASE, THIS IS GETTING BEYOND CONTROL AND I AM BEING SHAFTED BY THIS D--- UPDATE.   I appreciate the assistance you are giving me but I am not a guru of command Prompt, the commands required are numerous and I have no idea how to run them as a batch, I have started them several times to find that the auto update comes behind downloading and replacing files before I can get my breath to start the next stage.   What is need is beyond my limited hours and abilities, if Microsoft Help Desk did not do these steps then I would like to know why in the 5 tries they have had.   Until I have the ability to run a clone of my Win 10 as a second drive I am unwilling to risk my laptop any further.  A number of Windows Apps have had the data destroyed that I needed for reference during the last attempt plus during the last month, due to my ISP connection continually failing, I get sweet F all done as the 1709 updates steals the micro amount of remaining download I currently have on my main PC.  Yes, I do have another, a 10 year old laptop which does not have my own laptops software and was once used by my daughter and now my wife.

         This tread has been running for more than a month (date uncertain due to split tread) and  I was already into 4 Help Desk attempts after multiple failure from the normal system including several Win 10 inc 1709 .iso attempts.   

         WHY DOES WINDOWS 10 NOT CLEAR UP ITS OWN RUBBISH BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANOTHER INSTALLATION OF THE SAME UPDATE?

         PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT A COMPLETE .ISO UPGRADE INSTALL OF A HIGHER VERSION WOULD IGNORE THE CURRENT UPDATE SITUATION.  AS FAR AS I AM AWARE ALL THE SYSTEM FILES ARE REPLACED, CHANGING OUT OF DATE AND INCORRECT WINDOWS 10 FILES IN EXACTLY THE SAME WAY AS IT WOULD FOR A WINDOWS 7 or 8 version!!

If that is the case, there is a possibility that there is an issue with components of Windows Update. We mentioned in our previous reply that you can reset the Windows Update components to resolve the issue. Just to verify, did you already reset the components? If not, we recommend that you do so. This will clear all of the Windows Update files so that it can download the update again with a clean slate. You can refer to our previous reply to know how to reset the Windows Update components.

Let us know if you were able to update after resetting the Windows Update components.