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Updates failed, yet still appear on 'Installed Updates' list.
Greetings,
I recently built a computer and the operating system I've installed is Windows 7 Professional. Everything was going fine till a massive batch of updates had to be installed (about 175 in total).
When I booted up my computer, it was stuck on the 'configuring installed updates'-'failed to configure updates, reverting back to previous state' screen for about 40 minutes, after which my computer booted normally.
I ran into some weird bugs like Windows claiming that I had never updated the computer nor installed any updates despite the update history showing several updates that had been performed in the past few days, and after running the Windows Update Troubleshooter, resetting Windows Update through the 'Services' menu, and deleting every file in the SoftwareDistribution folder, I simply installed the 175 updates in small batches.
I should mention that after running the Windows Update Troubleshooter, I did get a message telling me that my Service Registration was "missing or corrupt", but I think that's been fixed after performing the other two steps I mentioned above. I also ran sfc /scannow and everything checked out.
The issue that remains, however, is that a trio of updates seemingly failed to install (according to the 'Update History' list), yet they appear on the list of installed updates (accessed through the 'Programs and Features' section in the Control Panel).
They are:
KB3080446
KB2843630
KB3019215
So the question is: should I uninstall these updates and redownload and reinstall them? Or should I simply leave everything as is? I've read that hard drives and RAM can also cause these issues, and though I really doubt my drive or my RAM are the issues here, if it helps, I'm using a Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD (no other drives at the moment) and have 8GBs of 1600MHz RAM installed (2x4GB, manufactured by G.Skill).
Another strange thing I noticed is that on the list of installed updates it said that my computer has had a total of 215 updates, and after installing another 4 updates, I'm still seeing a total of 215 updates. I guess this is just a minor glitch or something of the sort?
Any and all help would be much appreciated!
Last edited by dosan123; 30 Oct 2015 at 12:50. Reason: Typos.