KB5031356 APPARENTLY HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES. I'VE TRIED FOR TWO DAYS TO UPDATE A TOSHIBA LAPTOP. DELL DESKTOP UPDATED WITH NO PROBLEMS.
IN GENERAL WINDOWS 10 UPDATES TAKE ENTIRELY TOO MUCH TIME TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL. MOST PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FAST INTERNET CONNECTIONS THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE THIS MUCH TIME TO DOWNLOAD THEN INSTALL.
RUNNING THE COMMANDS // DISEM // SFC // AND SUGGESTED STRINGS TO STOP THE UPDATES WHEN THERE SHOULD BE LOGIC IN THE CODE SEQUENCES TO STOP / ABORT / RESTART THE UPDATE AUTOMATICALLY AFTER A NUMBER OF FAILED ATTEMPTS. ALSO NOTICED THE WINDOWS UPDATE CATALOGUE HAS BECOME MORE CRYPTIC PARTICULARLY WHEN A USER GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CATALOGUE TO OBTAIN MODULES.
MICROSOFT SHOULD MAKE A NOTE OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE SPECIFIC CORRECTIONS TO FLAWED SOFTWARE.