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<blockquote data-quote="Logethica" data-source="post: 531976" data-attributes="member: 53555"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><a href="http://www.techradar.com/how-to/software/operating-systems/how-to-fix-a-stuck-windows-update-1326307" target="_blank">How to fix a stuck Windows update | TechRadar</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>How to fix a stuck Windows update:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Operating system updates are a necessary evil, like taxes and car MOTs: they can be a real chore, but they're essential for a happy and peaceful life. You might not care for Windows updates, but they keep you protected, squash nasty bugs and generally keep the OS running as smoothly as possible.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/How%20tos/Fix%20a%20stuck%20Windows%20update/00-00-header-970-80.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Read on to learn how to fix common problems with Windows updates.</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Including the following methods..</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Launch Windows in Safe Mode</strong></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Safe Mode is like a restart with extras – only the very basic apps and code that Windows needs to run are loaded into memory, so there's even less chance of a rogue, damaged file interfering with the update...</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Delete the Windows Update file cache yourself</strong></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px">If Windows' own troubleshooter doesn't work (see step 4) then you can try and carry out the same process yourself manually: stopping the Windows Update service, deleting the temporary files it's created, then starting Windows Update again. It's a little more involved, but it's not difficult to do...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Read the full article at the link at the top of the page</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Logethica, post: 531976, member: 53555"] [SIZE=6][B][URL="http://www.techradar.com/how-to/software/operating-systems/how-to-fix-a-stuck-windows-update-1326307"]How to fix a stuck Windows update | TechRadar[/URL][/B] [B][/B] [B]How to fix a stuck Windows update:[/B] [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Operating system updates are a necessary evil, like taxes and car MOTs: they can be a real chore, but they're essential for a happy and peaceful life. You might not care for Windows updates, but they keep you protected, squash nasty bugs and generally keep the OS running as smoothly as possible. [IMG]http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/How%20tos/Fix%20a%20stuck%20Windows%20update/00-00-header-970-80.jpg[/IMG] [B]Read on to learn how to fix common problems with Windows updates.[/B] Including the following methods..[/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][SIZE=4][B]Launch Windows in Safe Mode[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4]Safe Mode is like a restart with extras – only the very basic apps and code that Windows needs to run are loaded into memory, so there's even less chance of a rogue, damaged file interfering with the update...[/SIZE] [LIST] [*][SIZE=4][SIZE=4][B]Delete the Windows Update file cache yourself[/B][/SIZE][/SIZE] [/LIST] [SIZE=4]If Windows' own troubleshooter doesn't work (see step 4) then you can try and carry out the same process yourself manually: stopping the Windows Update service, deleting the temporary files it's created, then starting Windows Update again. It's a little more involved, but it's not difficult to do... [B]Read the full article at the link at the top of the page[/B] [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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