Windows 10 Feature Update 2004 taking too long to install

Anonymous
2020-06-13T15:35:11+00:00

Today I was notified by Windows Update that the 2004 update is finally ready to be downloaded and installed on my laptop. I pressed download and install and left the laptop plugged in idle as I did not have any laptop work to do at that time. Now it's been 4 hours since I left it on, and the Windows Update screen (in the Settings > Updates & Security) is still at 94% installing, which is the exact number I saw more than an hour ago. Is it stuck? Why is it taking so long to install? My internet is fast enough, I don't have many programs installed apart from a few essentials such as Office and Inkscape along with other credible software. I am afraid that if I close it and reset the Windows Update, it'll take 4+ hours again (not to mention the additional lengthy rebooting and installing the update again in the blue background screen which happens with every single update), plus it's already night here so I cannot leave it turned on while I go to sleep.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-02T00:09:49+00:00

    I downloaded this update yesterday and it only took me 2 hours.

    Sadly, when I rebooted my laptop to install the updates it stuck at 30%  more than 30hrs now.

    I don't know should I cancel it or not because I use my laptop for studying and other important stuffs, and now I have done nothing these two days.

    I think they should work on this because it doesn't make any sense to stop everything you need to do with your computer/laptop for more than 30hrs just to install a single update.

    It seems apparent that something is wrong with the update process. I have had customers shut off their machines and start it up from power-up. One was able to restart, the other I had to do the update from a flash drive. This is mind-boggling. I have not had an update to take more than 25 minutes on my computer. On the customer that I used the flash drive, it took two hours! This is ridiculous! If you don't mind, do you know what update you are try to install? I ask because this thread was started June 13, and it was for the May 2020 update. I have not heard any flack from the August 2020 update..., yet. So are you installing the August update?

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-01T22:31:42+00:00

    I downloaded this update yesterday and it only took me 2 hours.

    Sadly, when I rebooted my laptop to install the updates it stuck at 30%  more than 30hrs now.

    I don't know should I cancel it or not because I use my laptop for studying and other important stuffs, and now I have done nothing these two days.

    I think they should work on this because it doesn't make any sense to stop everything you need to do with your computer/laptop for more than 30hrs just to install a single update.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T19:47:21+00:00

    Rod, I asume you've read about 2 pages of this thread at most.

    Pointing us to the ISO-download and calling it an Update Tool, just doesn't cut it.

    Not helpful.

    Well, that's what Microsoft calls it. When you start the tool, it asks you if you want an .ISO, or a USB Flash Drive. Maybe that's what he was talking about, I didn't see the comment. But I KNOW that the nomenclature that MS uses in the Media Creation Tool for Windows update.

    Just sayin'....

    And just in case you think I'm full of it too,

    Don't shoot the messenger....

    Oh heck - sorry guys. I didn't realize it's MS' nomenclature. My mistake.

    I'm just quite p*ssed off comming back to this issue after 2 weeks vacation just to see that nothing has changed. Loads of users picking around in the dark and still not even a spark of support from MS. Gonna submit another post in a minute - we're testing a little more.

    “still not even a spark of support from MS.”

    I have submitted this question on my feedback pages at least 3 times, and I have not heard anything back. I thought that, being an Insider, I would be the one with the problems, but all of my updates go perfectly. I don’t believe in “jinxes”, but I sour hope I haven’t “jinxed” my future updates!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T04:53:23+00:00

    Gonna submit another post in a minute - we're testing a little more.

    Well, after vacation, back in office, talked to my peers and decided to test the following:

    Our WSUS in our domain feeds our clients select updates: Only critical updates and patches, no snazzy **** we don't need. Philosofized over this a bit and thought along the lines of 'what if one or another patch included something in preparation for upgrading from 1809 to 2004. We have had instances where MS would push out patches in preparartion for something to follow at a later stage.'

    So we already have our test OU in Active Directory where we unlinked all GPOs that could enstrangle a Win10 client in any way. Starting out with the client at Win10 1809, it gets tons of updates: Cumulative, Servicings Stacks, and [watch:] Feature Update to Win10 1909, followed by Feature update to Win10 1903 (!) and is now spinning at  78% since 80 minutes and seems stuck once more.

    Will post a follow up when I get there.

    Update: 7 hours later winver shows Win10 1903 build 18362.1082. Rebooting and checking for updates yet again, gives me 'You're up to date'.

    Gonna recheck for updates on a daily basis until I finally (hopefully) have a 2004 machine.

    For heaven's sake MS get your f*cken act together!!!!!oneeleven

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-09-29T04:29:49+00:00

    Rod, I asume you've read about 2 pages of this thread at most.

    Pointing us to the ISO-download and calling it an Update Tool, just doesn't cut it.

    Not helpful.

    Well, that's what Microsoft calls it. When you start the tool, it asks you if you want an .ISO, or a USB Flash Drive. Maybe that's what he was talking about, I didn't see the comment. But I KNOW that the nomenclature that MS uses in the Media Creation Tool for Windows update.

    Just sayin'....

    And just in case you think I'm full of it too,

    Don't shoot the messenger....

    Oh heck - sorry guys. I didn't realize it's MS' nomenclature. My mistake.

    I'm just quite p*ssed off comming back to this issue after 2 weeks vacation just to see that nothing has changed. Loads of users picking around in the dark and still not even a spark of support from MS. Gonna submit another post in a minute - we're testing a little more.

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