Failure to install Windows 10 April Update(version 1803)

I had a lot of difficulty installing the Windows 10 April Update (version 1803). I tried to install it a few times with no success last night. I tried the Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, which was was a total flop. I tried turning off the firewall which did nothing, restarting after each attempt, ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and got nowhere.

I just kept trying to get it to install from the Windows Update window on my laptop. All totalled, I probably tried 12 times. I even got up at 1 AM to check on the install and it was unsuccessful again. I gave it one more try and went back to bed. Surprisingly this morning I found that it actually installed when I saw a window on my screen that said the Welcome to Windows 10 April Update! 

I don't know if it was persistence or what. It was very frustrating. I'm glad I was finally patient enough with it to just let it do it's thing.

I've also noticed that the continual update/install/ failure cycle is the reason my PC is running like a dog. Found in task manager that  "modern Setup host" is taking around 42% of CPU. Ended the task and my PC was back to it's old self. 

JUST NEED TO FIND A WAY OF KEEPING MICROSOFT OUT OF MY PC!

At the end of the day Windows 10 is a guest on my PC -and it's my PC not theirs!

Microsoft is playing with users

Sorry Microsoft you have blown it. This is not the first time I have had issues with Windows 10.  I believe that with Windows 10  Microsoft decided , quiet arrogantly, that they no longer need to involve the owner of the PC in any updates.  Result is that when they get it wrong the user is left trying to fix corrupted files and worse.

As an IBM Retiree I did not expect to have to go under the covers on a regular basis to keep my operating system going.

I see that 1803 is a feature update. Sorry Microsoft I dont want your features!

For interest here are some steps I took. None of which fixed the problem

Ran Wurest

Right clicked on BAT file then run as admistrator -failed

Reran Update

Still failed the Feature update ( others were OK)

Ran Scannow

Search box type cmd

Right click on the command prompt and run as administrator

Type the following and enter

SCF/SCANNOW

Ran but found errors it couldn't fix

Ran chkdsk as follows

Right Clicked on C drive in normal way

Select Properties

Tools tab

Press Check button

It fixed some errors in that area, but didn't fix the problem.  

Bottom line.  My windows 10 Machine is going in the cupboard and I am now running my Windows 7 machine as live.

Next Action: 1 None on the Windows 10 machine

                    2 Monitor this forum  to see if Microsoft acknowledge the issue.

i tried but wont solve