Windows Update

Forum discussion tagged with Windows Update.
  1. N

    Question Remote Desktop and File Sharing not working anymore after Windows Update ?

    I used to do file sharing via File Explorer and doing some Remote Desktop session in my home between two PCs, on local network. It always worked before May this year. And after that, sometimes it worked, sometimes it's not. And now it's totally not working anymore. For that, in chorological...
  2. 1WaffleIron

    Security Updates Keep failing on Win 7 x64

    I've been unable to install important updates KB4516065 , KB4474419 and KB4535102 (as well as other optional updates) for a while now. I've tried many methods of troubleshooting Windows Update, most recently booting into Clean Boot (which allowed me to download and install a few non-essential...
  3. A

    Question A component of the memory has possibly been fried by an update?

    It all starts with a Windows 10 update that I let my computer do on shutdown. I leave for two days and before that I switch the house power off, thinking that the computer would have made it with a full battery. I come back and the PC wouldn’t go beyond welcome screen, I pressed any key and it’d...
  4. O

    Question Recent Windows 10 update (probably KB5028244) stops laptop earbud audio output

    Around one weeks ago, after applying Windows 10 update KB5028244+KB5028015+KB5028412, my laptop's plug-in earbud audio began to work incorrectly. I uninstalled those patches then audio works again, then I suspended Windows Update. Today, I resumed Windows Update, and these patches, again, breaks...
  5. deanabiepepler

    [SOLVED] Windows Update FAILURE

    hello People of Toms Hardware. i am trying to update my PC and the update keeps failing to download. :sob: dont know Why!
  6. ash_blake

    Question How to delete these pending updates?

    So last night I checked Windows update after like 2 months and immediate noticed one of them is an AMD Driver Update. View: https://imgur.com/7j35nod I don't want to download that driver since I have heard cases of these updates breaking Adrenalin (I'm still using a 13 months old Stable...
  7. I

    Question Win 11 - Prevent auto update & restart due to "active hours" settings?

    Hey all, still pretty new to Windows 11. Been a long time user of Windows 10, decided to switch. So far, I actually prefer it over Win10--however, there is a couple things that irritate me beyond irritation, to the point I want to throw this $2000 rig out of the window and burn it. Anyway, so...
  8. willyburns

    [SOLVED] "ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X M7600QC" OLED screen flickering intermittently since Windows 11 '22H2' update. Any thoughts?

    Hi, I bought an "ASUS Vivobook Pro 16X M7600QC 16-inch 4K OLED Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7-5800H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD)" on 21/08/22 that was working fine until the '22H2' Windows 11 update — now the screen flickers intermittently, among other issues . . . I've tried...
  9. Icy07

    [SOLVED] Cannot run windows check update (error code 0x8024a105)

    I'm writing this for a friend who isn't very tech savvy. I've been trying to help him launch the new Call of Duty game, and it wasn't working, and we narrowed the problem down to him not having an up to date install of Windows 10. He is running 1903, where the minimum is 1909. We tried running...
  10. Takeshino

    [SOLVED] While troubleshooting failed windows updates (like 0x8007370b and others) DISM Restorehealth fails (error 14091)

    So the original issue is that after my GPU (RTX3080) inexplicably "failed", slowing down booting, attempts to repair and a windows 11 to go install to a crawl, and after I sent it for repairs and they couldn't find any fault and gotten it back it worked (maybe cable problems). Anyway, both while...
  11. skrill3xdub

    Question ROG Strix G531 GT screen glitching after installing optional windows update?

    Hi! After updating windows and optional windows update, my laptop screen become scrambled or glitching up and down. I realize that my refresh rate in display setting option has change from 60hz and 120hz to 48.000hz and 120.114hz. After I check the update history, it seems I have accidently...
  12. ethan206

    [SOLVED] Windows 22H2 causing laptop to go to sleep randomly

    I recently updated to Windows 11 22H2 and ever since I've been having sleep problems with my laptop. It doesn't matter if I'm gaming, browsing the web, or simply just idling; Windows will randomly go to sleep and I'll have to press the power button to turn my laptop back on. And then one time...
  13. M

    Question Windows update from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 not available on Surface Pro 3?

    My Surface Pro 3 is constantly reminding me that any support for Windows 8.1 will be ceased, so I have to upgrade. This is my computer. I tried to use Windows update. First it looks like this. If I click "Check now", it looks like But then soon it reverts back to the original screen...
  14. J

    Question Windows 11 laptop will not boot - System thread & KMODE exception

    Hello there! Thanks for checking out my post. I really need some help because my work Surface laptop will not boot to Windows after restarting it to apply the latest Windows 11 update. I get a blue screen varying between the two following errors: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED...
  15. X

    Question Windows Unable to Update

    Following a clean reinstall of windows on my machine, windows installed my system reserved partition on Disk 0 which is one of my HDD drives while the OS was installed on disk 3 (C) on my SSD. This rendered my drive and made it unusable. In order to format and make the drive usable, I moved the...
  16. Dreamevil55

    Question For the life of me can't get to install Win 11 update KB5014697, 0x80070005

    A few days ago I had a power outage, and when I turned on my PC again, I got the message "Something didn't go as planned, reverting the changes". I usually keep my PC up to date so when I checked for update, I saw an Error message. Clicked it, checked for update again, and showed me that I had...
  17. FoodOfTheGods

    Question CPU overheating after Windows update, despite low CPU load

    Windows 10 updated last night and today shortly after Windows booted the fans started spinning on max. This is the first time I have encountered this issue and I am pretty sure the Windows update may have caused this. I have reverted the update back, checked if all drivers are up to date, did a...
  18. TheFlash1300

    [SOLVED] How do i disable the function that allows Windows 10 to restart my laptop when the laptop is outside "active hours"?

    I almost always keep my laptop turned on 24/7, because i usually do important stuff, and i prefer to not turn off the laptop. However, recently, i lost some work, because the laptop got restarted, while i was sleeping. It got restarted after Windows 10 got its new update, despite the fact i had...
  19. M

    [SOLVED] Laptop OEM Drivers

    What is the best way to install Laptop drivers after clean windows installation? Nowadays windows install all drivers automatically during or right after the windows installation or first boot up (when laptop/pc is connected to internet). So there is two ways to install OEM drivers and I want to...
  20. TheFlash1300

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 doesn't save the update history

    When i open Settings -> Windows Update -> View update history, i see the following: Feature Updates (1) Quality Updates (15) Driver Updates (12) Definition Updates (50) Other Updates (17) The problem is that the numbers never change, they never grow, despite the fact new updates are constantly...
  21. Vox

    [SOLVED] Manufacturer's drivers versus Windows 10/11 drivers?

    Hey there, I just installed an ASUS Prime B365M-A mobo and Windows installed all drivers it needed. Everything works fine so far, no unknown/messed up devices in Device Manager. I also updated the bios already. I'd like to know if I could gain any improvements by downloading the...
  22. C

    [SOLVED] Changing Advanced Options in Windows 10 with Powershell

    Hello again! I am working on a Powershell script to configure some Windows 10 settings for some machines that belong to me and some friends. The changes that I want to make are under Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced Options. I can change the "Show a notification when...
  23. Bxzza

    Question Bugged After Update

    just finished a session of gaming and proceeded to hit the “update and restart” button, after updating it proceeded to hit me with the BSOD saying “PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA” but didn’t give me any other error code or anything, literally only that, scanned the QR code, no help, it hits me with...
  24. cheapdoggo

    [SOLVED] BSODs and now startup repair loop

    I updated my drivers and windows, then got stuck in a auto repair loop. so for the longest time I've been getting "MEMORY_MANAGMENT" BSODs and some others I dont remember. i pretty much ignored them because my computer would start up after and be fine, til the next BSOD. today I decided i...
  25. D

    [SOLVED] Windows keeps reverting updates and I don't know why?

    So i remember using the registry editor a while ago to disable auto updates (it was interfering with my work). However i'm at the stage where I do want to update and get the latest build however whenever I do, it installs everything as it should then I get a screen which reverts it back. I get...
  26. Shaff Zakko

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 not updating after cloning from HDD to SSD

    Hello. A few months ago I got really frustrated by my dead slow laptop, which I use for all my school work and decided to upgrade to an M2. SSD as I knew the source of the problem was my HDD. Both Drives are 1 TB so I decided to go with cloning as it's the quickest solution because I needed to...
  27. Mr. White

    Question Windows update can't install updates ?

    So I have tried to install updates to Windows 10, but it always gives me this error ( 0x800f0989 ). What I have tried to do is: Tried many times re-installing it via Windows Update. Resetting Windows Update with .bat file. Installing the update manually from catalog. None of these methods...
  28. ri77ik

    Question Can't update Windows after cloning from HDD to SSD

    Recently I cloned my system drive to a new SSD and everything worked fine. But none of the new updates are installing in my OS. I think this is because I don't have any recovery drive in my SSD but there's a recovery drive in my old HDD. I uninstalled all antivirus too. SS 1: View...
  29. M.Dhenis

    [SOLVED] [Solved] My wireless adapter Realtek 8822BE error code 45 despite being built-in

    My Wireless adapter Realtek 8822BE currently have a code 45 error despite being built-in into the motherboard (its a Laptop Asus Tuf 505DD), I have tried to reinstall its driver but still don't work, sometimes it will run but on disable mode when I try to enable it, it throws error code 10 and I...
  30. aranorde

    [SOLVED] BSOD after the recent Windows 10 May 2021 update.

    Hello All, Issue : I updated my OS to 21H1 with recent updates recently and today I had 2 Bluescreen errors today one after the other within 30mins of doing nothing. Windows Windows 10 Education 21H1 OS build 19043.985 Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.2020.0 Specs : (built it this...
  31. HonkHonkTheTruck

    [SOLVED] I can't download the Windows update KB5003173.

    Hello everyone. I'm currently facing a very weird problem: It's impossible to download the update 20H2 KB5003173, which is accorded to Windows security. It tells me " we couldn't complete the updates. Undoing changes ", and then my PC restarts. Windows Update tells me that I can find some help...
  32. R

    [SOLVED] How to completely prevent all forms of Windows Update?

    I have my reasons as to why I do not want to update my machine, though I find them to be of little importance here. As such, I've done everything from changing my settings, setting up delays, disabling auto updates in services.msc, editing and even adding new keys with regedit, and more. The...
  33. flex_dsgns

    [SOLVED] KB5001330 problems persists even after uninstalling

    Hello there, I'm guessing this KB5001330 update has gotten itself quite the infamous title these past few days. Straight to the point, this update caused my laptop some issues regarding GPU usage. My laptop now switches between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU constantly (at least it looks...
  34. R

    [SOLVED] Ever since an update, Windows 10 freezes even after clean install.

    My System:- Ryzen 2400G, ASUS Prime A320M-K, Crucial Ballistix 2x16 GB RAM, 140GB Kinston SSD, 1 Tb WD Blue, Internet via LAN cable. I was running Windows 10 Pro Version 1909. 64-Bit. I've been having this annoying problem after recent critical update. MY biggest blunder was not setting System...
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    Question Keyboard Mouse Drivers not working at login screen, stuck at wallpaper, plz help

    There I was, enjoying my new gaming PC. An i-7 9700, RTX 2080 SUPER, 32GB RAM and ITB SSD I had a notification that windows 10 was pending an update. I set the automatic update timer to a future time later in the night. I was delaying it before I finished all my work. And then my power went...
  36. K

    [SOLVED] windows update doesn't work !! windows 7

    so I had a laptop with windows 10 insalled I decided to downgrade to windows 7 I updated the drivers and everything but now the windows update function doesn't work it it shows error code 80072EFE I ignored this problem and kept using windows 7 but many problems occured such as apps not working...
  37. michaelscottgilbert

    [SOLVED] Best practice for gpu driver install after windows clean install

    Ive had some black screens which I believe are gpu driver related so Ive decided to clean install windows 10 and start fresh in case there are some corrupted reg files. What is the best practice after the clean install to manually install the gpu drivers? Is it bad to install /update the chipset...
  38. A

    [SOLVED] Bootloop, BitLocker and Data Recovery

    I have an HP computer that is on a bootloop (preparing automatic repair> diagnosing PC >restart because windows update screwed it again. I need to save the data in it, however the drive is encrypted with BitLocker now when I go to reset this PC it gives the message "You need to sign in as an...
  39. Pers1an

    Question Game runs smooth just for few days after Windows update

    My pc specs: Windows 10 Pro 64bit-Gtx 1650S-i3 9100f-8gb of ram 2400mhz(no XMP) hi just created an account to post this. I play Rainbow Six Siege with the setup above and get around 180 FPS average on an samsung 75hz non-freesync non-gsync monitor. My game feels very smooth and without screen...
  40. R

    [SOLVED] How to solve Windows Update error 0x80080005?

    Hello everybody! I have been struggling day or two with solving Windows Update' error 0x80080005. Also, worth to note is when I click the "View update history" or "advanced options", the "Settings" window freezes and closes after a few minutes. I have tried to " 1) Change the...