Stuck in Windows Update?

goodValue

I've been doing the Update with a wiFi hotspot or tethering, so it generally takes a long time.

However, today it seems to be stuck at the start for about an hour and a half now, with the message:

2021-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4598242)

Status: Downloading - 0%

Is there something I need to do to get it moving?

Browntoa

Try using the update assistant

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-10-update-assistant-3550dfb2-a015-7765-12ea-fba2ac36fb3f

[Deleted User]

Check whether you have that set as a metered connection under network settings:



Windows Updates are normally set to don't download over metered connections:

Le_Kirk

I had that yesterday on laptop -not that it should make any difference), clearly it wasn't downloading!  Eventually I did a restart and a check for updates and it did download.  Then it sat for ages on installing 0%, then went to 50%, then went back to installing 0% and finally installed and then of course I had to do a restart! 'Pooters, don't you just love 'em?

wongataa

Sometimes it just takes a while for some reason.  I have seen it stay on 0% for a long time occasionally.  If you just leave the computer alone for long enough it it is likely to carry out the update.

goodValue

At the same time there were a couple of Security updates that downloaded very quickly - so it wasn't a metered connection problem.

The second time I logged on today, there was a page for 'finishing'?  Windows setup.

This made me think that there had been a download, and that the download message hadn't been updated yesterday. But when I went to the Settings page, the same message from my original post was still there.

goodValue

Try using the update assistant

I've now had a look at the MS pages you linked to, and as a Window novice I think it might be something for the future.

ninjaef

Updates can take a long time, can be erratic in "progress", can take several reboots to complete.
Sounds like your connection is slow or metered. 
Try using a ethernet cable to your router from your laptop next time, turn the laptop wifi off, and retry. If it works / is faster , then you have a wifi problem , router problem , laptop problem or both - which can be investigated if you come back to let us know.

goodValue

ninjaef said:

Updates can take a long time, can be erratic in "progress", can take several reboots to complete.
Sounds like your connection is slow or metered. 
Try using a ethernet cable to your router from your laptop next time, turn the laptop wifi off, and retry. If it works / is faster , then you have a wifi problem , router problem , laptop problem or both - which can be investigated if you come back to let us know.

I've been doing the Update with a wiFi hotspot or tethering, so it generally takes a long time.

I don't have broadband.