Windows 10 Feature Update 2004 taking too long to install

My first phase (in the Windows Update screen) hung on 92% for many hours (not sure exactly how long because I went to bed but I personally saw at least 8hrs and then was up 5 hours later so 8-13 hours).  

After clicking into the reboot phase I think I've seen it reboot a time or 2 but it's on the main "Working on updates" screen and has been at 25% since almost 5 hours ago.

I have extremely fast net (1Gb) I have an extremely fast system disk with plenty of extra space (M.2 NVMe ~1/2TB free) and plenty of ram (32G).

There is absolutely NO acceptable reason why it should take this long for *any of these phases. What is the update doing under the hood that takes so long? I could probably manually update all of the files myself by hand and it wouldn't take me this long. ???

Updates are Updates and are generally mostly fast my only complaint being that too many of them require reboots these days when Windows was nicely trending towards nearly no reboots before. These "Feature" updates are more like "Service Packs" so I understand they may take a bit longer BUT when we're getting these every quarter or more often that's a TON of time where the host is unusable compared to going through this once or twice a *major release previously.

This has to get better. >:-(

UncleNineIsMe

What manufacturer doesn't want their clients to purchase new?  I think that it behooves the manufacturer to emphasize the longevity of the product as part of the sales pitch.  My desktop is 8 years old and did accomplish the download/installation of the 2004 "featured presentation" in time segments which took 2-3 days, now, it is water under the bridge.  Keep truckin!

Susan

For a friend.  1909 to 2004.  8-10 year old desktop AMD/8GB built in graphics.  Nothing at all exotic.  Reasonably fast internet, spinning rust.  It took 6+ hours for "getting ready" "download" and "install."    It is still re-booting at about 10%.  What a joke.  I don't understand why MS wasn't before Congress this week too.  High-school kids must be writing the code in Redmond.  I bet I could load Linux Fx in much less time and even on this very old machine it would run rings around Windows.  My friend is thinking about the very thing MS and the Mfgrs. want her to:  Buy a new PC.  What in the wide, wide world of sports could *possibly* take this long?  I had to shave again before it got to "restart" and I'm still not sure it will complete.  SHAME.

chasgallagher

Consult with Microsoft and they might be able to offer suggestions to resolve the problem.  I don't have enough expertise to offer alternatives.  I consult with Microsoft when there is a problem that can't be resolved on my own.

Good Luck.....Susan

I stopped downloading 2004 it takes far to long. Last time i tried after 2 days only 10% downloaded.