#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART INSTALL#
#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART UPDATE#
#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART WINDOWS 10#
#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART PC#

We recommend always having backups of your important personal files, just in case.

#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART UPDATE#

However, if the update process is actually frozen, performing a hard shut down is the only thing you can do. Warning: While weвЂ™ve successfully tested this process, there are no guarantees that your Windows operating system will work properly after you perform a hard shut down. Performing a hard shut down is never ideal, but it may be your only option in cases like this.

#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART PC#

Wait a few seconds, and then turn your PC back on. To turn off your PC at this screen-whether itвЂ™s a desktop, laptop, tablet-just long-press the power button. This is true even when Windows is telling you not to turn off your computer. This shouldnвЂ™t be necessary, but Windows has bugs, and sometimes you have to restart your PC to fix them. Windows will try reinstalling the update again later, and it should hopefully work the second time.

#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART INSTALL#

After you reboot, Windows will stop trying to install the update, undo any changes, and go to your sign-in screen. Yes, You Should Turn Off Your Computer If It Gets Stuck HereДЄs weвЂ™ve shown above, restarting your PC should be safe. However, itвЂ™s normal for Windows to appear вЂњstuckвЂќ at a particular point for a long time before speeding through the rest of the installation process, so donвЂ™t be too impatient. If the percentage appears stuck on a particular number for a long time, the update process may be stuck. If you see a percentage number on your screen and itвЂ™s increasing, leave Windows alone as long as it appears to be making progress. Windows may just need some time to finish the process, especially if itвЂ™s a big update and your hard drive is slow and full. We recommend waiting two hours, just in case Windows is doing a lot of work. However, if this message has appeared on your screen for a long time, you may need to restart your PC. ItвЂ™s common for this message to appear on your screen for up to five minutes.

Depending on how big an update Windows has to install and how slow your computer and its internal storage are, this process could take a while to complete. How Long Should You Wait?Д«e patient and give Windows some time to finish installing updates if this message appears on your screen. The updates then installed normally afterwards.

Windows does insist on re-downloading the update before trying to install it again, just in case there was a problem with the download. Windows just decided to stop updating and roll back any files that were updated. In every test, turning off the computer didnвЂ™t cause any problems. This will take a while.вЂќ A вЂњRestoring your previous version of WindowsвЂ¦вЂќ message appeared as Windows rolled back the update, and our PC booted and worked normally afterwards. Once again, we saw the вЂњWe couldnвЂ™t finish installing updatesвЂќ notification.ДЇinally, we tried restarting the PC when it said вЂњWorking on updates 48%, DonвЂ™t turn off your PC. We rebooted our computer when the message вЂњConfiguring update for Windows 10, 10% complete, Do not turn off your computerвЂќ appeared on our screen.ДЄfter the computer restarted, we saw a simple вЂњPlease waitвЂќ message, and then the sign-in screen appeared normally.

#WINDOWS 10 TAKES TOO LONG TO RESTART WINDOWS 10#

We also tested this process while installing a major Windows 10 update, going from the Fall Creators Update to the April 2018 Updat e. Windows restarted normally and we saw a message saying вЂњWe couldnвЂ™t complete the updates, Undoing changes, DonвЂ™t turn off your computer.вЂќ After the process was complete, Windows booted normally and everything worked as expected. Second, we restarted our PC while the screen said вЂњWorking on updates, 27% complete, DonвЂ™t turn off your computer.вЂќ

Windows 10 takes too long to restart