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Windows Update took too long to finish
Hello. As of now I'm updating my PC and it's still not finish yet, it's stuck on the loading screen. I don't know how many times I experienced this but I can't install the latest updates on my PC these past few weeks because of this, it's always stuck on loading screen after restarting. Please help, what should I do? The "orange" on the Windows Update symbol is now "red".
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Hello,
Please run Windows Update troubleshooter from Settings app > System > Troubleshoot > Other troubleshooters. See if it works.
If that doesn't work, try this:
Open administrative Command Prompt and type following commands one-by-one followed by Enter key.
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
Close Command Prompt and see if Windows Updates works then as expected.
Let us know if this helps!
Sometimes, this triggers Windows to finish the update or enter recovery mode.
Force a shutdown and restart, then enter Advanced Startup and choose to uninstall the latest update or revert to a system restore point.
