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Regarding Windows update [duplicate]
I recently activated Windows 8.1 on a secondary laptop potato PC with 2GB of RAM and I want to prevent it from being updated to Windows 10, as that situation would be pathetic:
In Windows Updates, I ...
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When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress is stuck on 0% downloading
When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress stays on 0%.
I have ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and restarted the Windows Update service. However TiWorker.exe is running.
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Asus computer gets stuck at “Checking for Updates”
When I try to startup this computer, it won’t go past Checking For Updates. I’m pretty sure it’s Windows 8.1 but this computer was given to me from a family member. I can’t go to files or anything ...
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Windows 8.1 standalone updater hangs searching for updates on computer
There are some similar threads but I am quite certain this is not quite a duplicate of any of them.
I have a machine at home with dual boot openSuse Linux and Windows 8.1. I don’t use Windows that ...
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Windows 8.1 x64 update stuck [duplicate]
When I manually 'check for updates' , it gets stuck on 'checking for updates'
I read that I should install KB3112336 manually, but the standalone installer also gets stuck on 'searching for updates ...
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I disabled Windows Update, but it wants to update nevertheless. How do I permanently cancel it?
I have disabled Windows Update on my laptop(HP Pavilion 15-e072nr) since forever, but when I wanted to shut down my laptop today, I saw that Windows had planned to update at shutdown anyway. Ie. the ...
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W8.1 unable to check for update from admin account
I have a windows 8.1 computer that I have found at my job which is unable to update even when logged in as local admin. There is no networked account.
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Updating From Windows 8.1 to 10 without losing data
I'm going to update my Windows 8.1 to Windows 10.
My Question is, will I lose my data on the C drive? That's where Windows 8.1 is.
If so, is there any way to save my data from being lost?
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Windows Update stuck at 0KB 0% even after clean bo
my Windows Update progress is stuck at 0KB and 0%. I have tried everything I have found on the internet to fix it. I've tried stopping wuauserv bits and cryptsvc, deleting my SoftwareDistribution ...
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A list of all the Windows 8.1 updates [closed]
I am trying to find a list of some sort, which lists all the released updates (I mean every single one of them), for a specific version of Windows in release-date order. Does anyone happen to know if ...
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windows 8.1 not updating
I am using Windows 8.1 Pro. For last one month, I am not receiving any update. As, I have always enabled automatic update, this not receiving any update seemed suspicious to me. I manually checked for ...
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How to troubleshoot failed Windows updates "We couldn't complete the updates...."?
I am using Windows 8.1 and I have about 30 important Windows updates. It seems I can't have any of them get updated without failing and getting a "We couldn't complete the updates.. Undoing changes". ...
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Windows 8.1 crashes after every update
Something nasty started going on with Windows. Every time it does an update, it crashes on update. Every time it says something like this:
error C0000034 applying update operation (somefilename)
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Windows Update KB2919355 fails to install. Update Error 80004004
I've been having issues with my laptop that some people mentioned could be fixed with the new update. I have updates set to install automatically, but sure enough when I looked at the update history ...
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Why does Disk Cleanup take so much time and cpu?
Just a curiosity question. Disk Cleanup has been spending 100% of one of my cores for quite a while and still going. Seems to be spending a lot of time especially on Windows Update Cleanup.
Can't ...
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