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  • huh? I don't really understand what you need. This is a strange windows behavior I agree but the option to shutdown the computer and applying the updates before that should be there.
    – r0ca
    Commented Feb 4, 2010 at 17:07
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    I don't think what remains of the OS when it's applying updates can get unstable and still appear to function, it's pretty much the very core of the OS.
    – Phoshi
    Commented Feb 4, 2010 at 17:08
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    @Phoshi I'm pretty sure any part of Windows can get unstable :-). Or your hardware could be borked.
    – Bryce
    Commented Jan 23, 2016 at 1:41