System Update Loop Nightmare Needs And Exit Ramp

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Xarzu, Sep 8, 2018.

  1. Xarzu

    Xarzu Private E-2

    Every once in a while, my custom desktop computer insists that it must make updates. It is very demanding. It asks if it can do it right away, wait an hour or it sometimes offers me to schedule a time. I have managed to make some screen shots and the next time it goes through this process, I will make a detailed record.

    Well, here is the problem. It fails the update and says it is restoring the system to a previous point. The trouble is that it does this all the time lately. It demands that an update is necessary, then fails, then restores.

    So my question is this. How can I do the update and/or stop these periodic system updates? Is there a setting somewhere for this.

    In the interest of full disclosure, in case you google this, I am going to ask this question around the internet to get a wide range of responses. So don't be surprised if you google for this answer and fine this identical question on another web forum specializing in Windows System Help. But, of course, I will respond to all of them individually. In the past, when I asked a few web forums for help, jerks tend to make a deal about the fact that I have asked for many opinions. We are not dating. So don't feel that I am bring unfaithful.
     
  2. Techjourney

    Techjourney Private E-2

    First we do not know anything about your system. Please follow the steps below to help troubleshoot your system. Let me know if you have any questions.

    Step 1:
    Speccy
    Download Speccy to your desktop

    1. File > Publish Snapshot. This saves your snapshot to their servers
    2. Copy and Paste the link to your next Reply
     
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  3. Xarzu

    Xarzu Private E-2

  4. Techjourney

    Techjourney Private E-2

    Please perform the following steps:

    Step 1:
    List All Windows Updates
    1. Click on Start icon
    2. Type Command
    3. Right click on Command Prompt and select to Run As Administrator
    4. Copy and Paste the following into Command Prompt
      wmic qfe > 0 & notepad 0
    5. Save the file and upload to your reply
    Step 2:
    1. Follow items 1 -3 above
    3. When command prompt opens, copy and paste the following commands 1-3 and press enter after each one

    1. sfc /scannow
    Wait for this to finish before you continue

    2. dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

    3. copy %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %userprofile%\Desktop\cbs.txt
    This will create a file, cbs.txt on your Desktop. Please attach this to your next post.
    Note: If the file is too large to attach, please right-click cbs.txt, point to Send to, and then click Compressed (zipped) folder and upload the cbs.zip file instead.
     
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  5. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

    Ideally the CBS.log file should be filtered to show only sfc /scannow results.
    The attached batch file does that.
    Note: Batch files should always be Run as administrator.
     

    Attached Files:

  6. Techjourney

    Techjourney Private E-2

    Actually I prefer the complete cbs.log file because errors can be missed when filtered. Please provide the complete log.
     

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