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Windows 8 update locking

charlies_mum
charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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We have a fairly new Toshiba laptop and it's trying to run a Windows 8 update. It says it's getting ready to update, then locks. We have googled a solution, but nothing helps. We can't interrupt this as it starts as soon as we turn on

Does anyone have any suggestions please ?
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  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Have you run the update trouble shooting tool? Are you still on 8 or 8.1?
  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Sorry just re-read. So if you reboot it just does the same thing on booting?
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    AlecEiffel wrote: »
    Sorry just re-read. So if you reboot it just does the same thing on booting?

    Yes. Have taken out the battery and switched back on. It goes straight into update mode so don't get the chance to do anything.
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  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Can you boot into the recovery menu? Hold shift on startup and keep hammering away at F8. Hopefully this will bring up the menu and you can try a repair, or go back to an earlier restore point.
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    Tried that, but it doesn't work It goes back to "preparing to configure windows"
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Do you have bootable media? A windows disc or a recovery USB?
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    We have a USB so will try sorting it with that tomorrow. Thanks for your help.
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Hopefully the recovery USB will get you into the advanced startup menu and let you repair or rollback from the bad update to your last good restore point.
  • borse2008
    borse2008 Posts: 131 Forumite
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    do you still have the problem ?
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    Arron
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