[Solved] Same Update Keeps Installing on Windows 10

Summary: Sometimes Windows updates may get stuck at installation or download, and fail to install or keep installing repeatedly. Such issues may cause data loss due to a sudden system restart. Here are a few methods to fix the issue and steps to recover the data lost due to this issue with the help of Stellar Data Recovery software. Download a free trial of the software before you start.

Windows 10 may get bugs sometimes, but the frequent updates released by Microsoft bring stability to the operating system. These numerous Windows updates are not just limited to security patches but also bring several device driver updates to safeguard and optimize your system.

However, there may be a situation where a Windows update fails to download or install successfully. And therefore, every time you shut down or restart your Windows device, you see the same update being installed repeatedly.

The annoying part is that even after a successful Windows updates installation, your system automatically starts installing the same updates again as soon as you reboot or turn ON/OFF the system.

Why My PC Keeps Installing the Same Update on Windows 10?

This mostly happens when your Windows system is not able to install the updates correctly, or the updates are partially installed. In such a case, the OS finds the updates as missing and thus, continues to reinstall them.

This is a serious issue as your PC may restart – without warning – to install the same updates, leading to permanent data loss, as the programs and utilities in use will get shutdown abruptly.

For such data loss situations, it’s best to use a reliable professional data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows. This will help you recover the lost, deleted, and inaccessible data from not just the PC but also the various external storage media connected to it.

Methods To Fix the ‘Windows 10 Keeps Installing the Same Update’ Issue:

The following are a few workarounds that can help you fix this issue where Windows 10 is downloading and installing the same updates repeatedly.

1. Windows Updates Trouble-shooter

This is perhaps the easiest way to fix the issues related to Windows updates:

Figure 1: Windows Updates Trouble-shooter
Figure 2: Windows Updates Trouble-shooter

In case the error is not resolved, proceed to the next solution.

2. Delete the Software Distribution Folder

Open the command prompt and then type each command followed by the Enter key to stop following services:

  1. net stop wuauserv
  2. net stop bits
  3. net stop cryptSvc
  4. net stop msiserver

Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and rename the Software Distribution folder as SoftwareDistribution.old

Similarly, rename C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 to Catroot2.old

Then restart the system and try to download and install the Windows updates. The services we stopped will start on reboot, or you can manually restart the services without restarting the system and resume installing Windows updates.

3. Uninstall the Problematic Updates

Figure 3: Uninstall the Problematic Updates

4. Download and Install Updates Manually From Windows Update Catalog

Windows Update Catalog facilitates downloading the Windows cumulative updates as well as significant updates that you can then install manually just like any other program.

Figure 4: Install Updates Manually From Windows Update Catalog
Figure 5: Install Updates Manually From Windows Update Catalog

5. Run SFC Scan

SFC or System File Checker is a Windows utility that lets you scan for system integrity by scanning corruption in windows system files and replacing missing or corrupt system files. The SFC scans work via command line.

Figure 6: Run SFC Scan

If no issues are found, it means system files are OK, and you can head to the last workaround.

6. Problem Still Not Fixed?

If none of those mentioned above methods works, it means there is some major issue with your system. To fix it, you need to re-install Windows. Hence, backup your data before proceeding to Windows 10 re-installation.

In case you are unable to create a backup, use the Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows software that can help you restore data from a Windows system that fails to boot due to Windows installation boot loop.

Conclusion

Windows updates are crucial for your system’s stability and security. However, the updates may sometime get stuck at installation or download, and fail to install or keep installing repeatedly.

Such issues with Windows updates may cause data loss due to a sudden system restart. Therefore, change the windows updates policy – as discussed in the post – to avoid automatic system shutdown.

We also discussed various methods that can help fix a Windows PC if it keeps installing the same updates repeatedly. However, if these methods fail, use Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Windows to fully restore your deleted, lost, and inaccessible data.

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