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Windows 11 Updating AMD Graphics
I normally keep all of my apps and software up to date so that's not the problem. There's a conflict between the "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. - Display - 26.20.14048.2" update and every AMD update so far.
If I install the latest AMD update the micro update appears in Windows Update as a pending install. When I install the micro update the AMD control panel gives me an error message and won't open.
Change the following settings, and try running the script at the bottom of this post...
1.) Settings -> Windows Update -> Advanced Options ->
1A.) Receive updates for other Microsoft products (off)
1B.) Get me up to date (off)
1C.) Download updates over metered connections (off)
1D.) Notify me when a restart is required to finish updating (off)
2.) Settings -> Windows Update -> Advanced Options -> Delivery Optimization ->
2A.) Allow downloads from other PCs (off)
3.) Accounts -> Sign-in options ->
3A.) Automatically save my restartable apps and restart them when I sign back in (off)
3B.) Show account details such as my email address on the sign-in screen (off)
3C.) Use my sign-in info to automatically finish setting up after an update (off)
4.) Start Powershell -> Start Menu -> Run -> taskmgr -> File -> Run new Task -> %SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -> Select "Create this task with administrative privileges." -> Click OK.
./sc config EventLog start= auto;./sc config UsoSvc start= auto;./sc config wuauserv start= auto;./net start EventLog;./net start UsoSvc;./net start wuauserv;
DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth;
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase;
DISM /Cleanup-Mountpoints;
./SFC /SCANNOW;
Note: The first line enables Windows Update (as well as other services Windows Update needs to be able to function.) The second line is really to restore the image, while it can replace missing operating system components, the third line removes superseded components after updating as well as finalizing the updates so they cannot be uninstalled, with the fourth line cleaning up leftovers from partially mounted images in an unrecoverable state, while the fifth line replaces missing or corrupt files (sure it's slightly more complex, but this explanation is probably good enough.)
DISM should have cleared the Windows Update Cache at this point, which is located in this folder: %SystemRoot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download
"Clean Up the WinSxS Folder" -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/clean-up-the-winsxs-folder?view=windows-11#use-the-resetbase-switch-with-the-startcomponentcleanup-parameter