Need advice on troubleshooting updates in Windows 10

[Robert Poste's Child]

Windows updates aren't managing to complete downloading but there are no error messages; it just keeps trying and as updates are set to download automatically in the background it's tricky to troubleshoot and you can't forcibly override it like you could in Windows 7. It sounds like there's been a general problem recently, so I don't think it's just me.

Has anyone found a way to deal with this? I've tried restarting and run the Windows troubleshooter a few times. The only remaining option seems to be to reinstall Windows but that removes all your apps and programs, including the licensed ones, which isn't an attractive idea.

Any advice gratefully received.

[ed_pete]

You could try this, if you haven't already (follow Windows 10) download.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/971058

[JohnL]

One of my Windows 10 updates took 3 days - just went on and on and on ..

in the end it finished - but I was fuming at Microsoft

This guy thinks he has a script

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/my-windows-update-is-stuck-at-45-for-3-days/21e1b04b-54ed-4931-b1e6-81154c6f75c5?auth=1

[Robert Poste's Child]

Thanks, both.