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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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It is probably doing some fixes to corrupted system files with DISM-tool during the update process.
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESCAPE and check if DISM Host Servicing Process is there and under some load.
It is recommended to let the update take it's time and don't interrupt.
DISM process during 2004 update has been known to take long when some corruption is found.
Relieved to hear that.
I tried the same, but am still stuck in the loop -- "You need an update" --> "Failed" --> "You need an update" --> "Failed". You can now add the following to my list (above and beyond everything else I've attempted)...uninstalled VMware, disabled Bitlocker, removed endpoint protection components, disabled firewall, removed VPN and still the same thing.
I'll keep trying/failing (this is true science) until I find a solution. One thing for sure, I'm happy this update isn't forcibly running each day (resulting in the "we'll restart your system after hours" notification) -- that would be an aggravation I can live without.
Love all the recommendations (re: "DISM prolly fixing corruption" and "let it run")...obviously nobody reads the previous 11 pages (before stating what's "obvious").
I miss Windows 7 (as an IT weenie), but love Windows 10 (as a user). I had very little exposure to Windows 8...and when 8.1 came out with marginal response, I figured it's best to stay with 7 and wait for 10 (in the past, every other OS was a dud). It also didn't hurt that our in-house software wasn't "compatible" with 8/8.1.
While I can't say for sure, this plan to introduce Windows 10 as a service and further extend the UWP/MSIX model into the equation is the root of all Microsoft evil. Heck, I can appreciate that, at some point, a smartphone will be a computer and a computer will be a smartphone, but lets get real -- how about baby steps instead of jumping in with both feet? Nah, Microsoft as never been known to do such things. Hit 'em hard and hit 'em fast.
Hey Glenn, much appreciated, but I've been through all these steps (too many times) recommended by your friend, prior to searching for (and finding) others in the same boat (i.e., this forum). I only get an error code when attempting this via Windows Update...I don't have it at the moment, but per Microsoft, it suggests the error is based on WU component corruption, image corruption, activation problems (this was not upgraded from a previous OS), registry issues and/or related to the SoftwareDistribution folder (a good number of the recommendations you forwarded are the same). When I attempt the update manually, all I get as a result is a dialog box that reads "Update Failed" and an OK button. Nothing in the Event Viewer (as if the update attempt never even happened).
Hey Glenn, much appreciated, but I've been through all these steps (too many times) recommended by your friend, prior to searching for (and finding) others in the same boat (i.e., this forum). I only get an error code when attempting this via Windows Update...I don't have it at the moment, but per Microsoft, it suggests the error is based on WU component corruption, image corruption, activation problems (this was not upgraded from a previous OS), registry issues and/or related to the SoftwareDistribution folder (a good number of the recommendations you forwarded are the same). When I attempt the update manually, all I get as a result is a dialog box that reads "Update Failed" and an OK button. Nothing in the Event Viewer (as if the update attempt never even happened).
Hey Lance, I'm sorry you are still in the "bear cave" with this update. Remember the friend I mentioned earlier, that I told to unplug and I'll do the update for him later? Well, later was Saturday. I made an MCT flash drive, and took it to the computer. While it took 2 hours, it worked. The other friend who was able to just let the update run, after several hours, it worked. Both of these systems began their lives as something else, Win7, and Win8, and I upgraded them to Windows 10. They both functioned well until 2004 201xx.xx. Then we are in the "day", and I learned another tool to use to get this done. I wish it could work for you. Going into all of those other registry systems is always a danger. I do it as little as possible. Hope you get it fixed bro. If I come up with something else, I'll come back on and let you know.
