Windows 7: Automatic update fails on reboot

My PC keeps bugging me to shut down for an important update and I keep postponing it for 4 hours, until I can't stand it any more. So three times in a row I have let it do the stupid update, and every time it gets to where it should be finishing up, it says it could not complete the update and is reverting back to the previous state. What is the problem here? How do I end this cycle? I don't even want the stupid update.

How come you have got Windows 7RC?

I don't know what you are talking about.

From your system specs.

Update your System Spec

OK, so my PC keeps bugging me to shut down for an important update and I keep postponing it for 4 hours, until I can't stand it any more. So three times in a row I have let it do the stupid update, and every time it gets to where it should be finishing up, it says it could not complete the update and is reverting back to the previous state. What is the problem here? How do I end this cycle? I don't even want the stupid update.

Madwand,

If you like, the tutorial below can show you how to disable the "Shutdown and install Windows Updates" option.

Shut Down Windows - Enable or Disable "Install Updates and Shut Down"

If you would, please go into Windows Update itself from the Control Panel (icons view), click on Check for Updates, click on the link there to see what updates this is for, and post back with a screenshot of them. If you install them through Windows Update instead, do they finish installing?

Wow, lots of confusion in one short paragraph!

There is no link like that. It says most recent check for updates was Today and updates were installed Today. Then there is a link to Update History, but that is only stuff that has been successfully updated, not failed updates or pending updates. If that's what you meant, I will post that.



What? I don't install them any way, the OS does it. How would I do that?

I am running the fix in "Troubleshoot problems with installing updates" right now.

If that fix doesn't help, then try using OPTION THREE in the tutorial below to completely reset Windows Update. Afterwards, click on the Check for updates link in the left pane of Windows Update to see if you have any updates available.

Windows Update - Reset

Windows Update now says there are 8 updates to install.



So I am saying yes to that.

So far so good. Hopefully they'll install without issue.