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Title: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: GeekMark2 on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:57:05
Hey!

Anyone else had this problem...every time I switch my computer off, it does updates. That's every SINGLE time...and it's always 11, or more sometimes.  :eek: I mean, I know that it does happen sometimes, but if it is every time, does that mean there's a problem with it?

Help me pleaseeee :)
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: oTurtlez on Fri, 09 August 2013, 10:59:53
It sounds like the updates are failing to install. Go to the start menu, type in Windows Update, click it, and click View Update History. Does it say for any of them under Statues, "Failed" or are they all "Successful"?
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: lcs on Fri, 09 August 2013, 11:00:04
 So it would seem... (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/every-time-the-computer-is-shut-down-it-always/90b6805d-eba5-47c6-b88f-fd6ec6335128)
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: SpAmRaY on Fri, 09 August 2013, 11:00:53
Hey!

Anyone else had this problem...every time I switch my computer off, it does updates. That's every SINGLE time...and it's always 11, or more sometimes.  :o I mean, I know that it does happen sometimes, but if it is every time, does that mean there's a problem with it?

Help me pleaseeee :)

You just need to change your windows update settings, basically what it sounds like it is doing is downloading and installing them automatically.
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: GeekMark2 on Mon, 19 August 2013, 09:47:39

You just need to change your windows update settings, basically what it sounds like it is doing is downloading and installing them automatically.

Ok thanks. So, do I just need to change them from 'automatic' to 'manual' ?
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: GeekMark2 on Mon, 19 August 2013, 09:49:25
It sounds like the updates are failing to install. Go to the start menu, type in Windows Update, click it, and click View Update History. Does it say for any of them under Statues, "Failed" or are they all "Successful"?

Hey. Thank you for the advice, I checked and there are 2 that say 'Failed'..could you give me some advice on what to do next please?

Thank you!
 
Title: Re: Troubleshooting - Laptop
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 19 August 2013, 09:51:14

You just need to change your windows update settings, basically what it sounds like it is doing is downloading and installing them automatically.

Ok thanks. So, do I just need to change them from 'automatic' to 'manual' ?

You could try it and see what happens.

I'm curious to know what it is set at now?

It sounds like the updates are failing to install. Go to the start menu, type in Windows Update, click it, and click View Update History. Does it say for any of them under Statues, "Failed" or are they all "Successful"?

Hey. Thank you for the advice, I checked and there are 2 that say 'Failed'..could you give me some advice on what to do next please?

Thank you!
 


It should give you the option to see what the problem was/is. But if it's failing that could be why it keeps prompting you also.