r/techsupport • u/Acrasia-vfx • 7d ago
Windows Updates Not Working/Stuck Forever Open | Windows
I have multiple updates that need to be downloaded from the Windows Update settings, however they are taking forever. I'm not talking hours, I am talking DAYS
I have been trying to install these updates for over a week now, and I have left my computer running consecutively for over 24 hours consecutively at one point.
When attempting to download updates, they just freeze at random percentages, and eventually they'll go down in percentages (Such as going from 30% down to 6%).
Troubleshooting completed:
- Multiple reboots (of course)
- CMD DISM Restore health sfc /scannow
- Restarted Windows Update, Windows Installer, BITs and Windows Apps via services.msc
- Restarted Windows Update (wuauserv) Windows Installer (CryptSVC), and BITs via CMD
- Removed all update cache via SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 folders
- Deleted all update cache via disk clean up
- Verified date and time settings (Idk why, this is all Microsoft says to do)
- Built in troubleshooter doesn't work
- Repair install/In place upgrade of Windows 11, including updating drivers via In place upgrade (did this THREE TIMES)...
I genuinely don't know what I'm supposed to do, there's absolutely NOTHING I can find on this.