How Do I Fix Windows Configuring Updates?

How Do I Fix Windows Configuring Updates?
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Select the Start button. In the search box, enter Update, and then, in the list of results, select Windows Update. Try to install Windows Updates again.

How do I stop Windows Update configuring?

To disable the Automatic Updates for Windows Servers and Workstations manually, follow the steps given below:

  1. Click start>Settings>Control Panel>System.
  2. Select the Automatic Updates tab.
  3. Click Turn off Automatic Updates.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Click OK.

Why is my computer stuck on configuring Windows updates?

If the Windows update installation is truly frozen, you have no other choice but to hard-reboot. Depending on how Windows and BIOS/UEFI are configured, you might have to hold down the power button for several seconds before the computer will turn off. On a tablet or laptop, removing the battery may be necessary.

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