[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Windows Update killed my computer (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 11/11/2015 3:08:23 PM EDT
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So I left my desktop in sleep mode last night, and woke up to find it running. I saw there were updates to install last night but I didn't realize that Windows Update could force a computer out of sleep in order to install them. So I rebooted (by default my computer boots into Linux which is where I'm posting from now), Windows showed the "configuring updates, don't turn off your computer" screen. Then, instead of a log in prompt, the screen stays blank (except for the blue log-in background), the mouse cursor "activity wheel" keeps spinning forever and the screen starts flickering black. Trying to boot into safe mode does the same thing, the screen just flickers at a slower frequency. I never get a login. |
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Happened to me once.
I lost power during the "configuring updates, don't turn off your computer" blue screen and lost everything. I had to re-install everything including Windoze. Luckily I had a Western Digital My Drive hooked up to it that constantly backs up every change made and it wasn't too bad, but it still took forever. |
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I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? I hope someone chimes in on this one. (Before I fire my IT company). All this time I thought "I DO NOT WANT ANY FUCKING AUTO UPDATES TO MY COMPUTER" was too hard to understand. |
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Got an update also last night, OS seems to be OK, but got some wonky stuff going on with Outlook. Keeps locking up and closing every time I try and delete an email. Pissing me off. Same here. You really shouldn't use Outlook. |
I can't help the OP, but I had to uninstall the updates because one of them prevented me from playing DVD's. I reinstalled and everything works fine. It's possible that Microsoft recalled one of the updates that I originally installed before I did the reinstall.
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I can't help the OP, but I had to uninstall the updates because one of them prevented me from playing DVD's. I reinstalled and everything works fine. It's possible that Microsoft recalled one of the updates that I originally installed before I did the reinstall. Heh. My CDROM has vanished according to Windows 10. Pisses me off, still waiting for updated drivers from MS to fix the problem. Dell does not make drivers for it that are compatible with Win10. |
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I hope someone chimes in on this one. (Before I fire my IT company). All this time I thought "I DO NOT WANT ANY FUCKING AUTO UPDATES TO MY COMPUTER" was too hard to understand. Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? I hope someone chimes in on this one. (Before I fire my IT company). All this time I thought "I DO NOT WANT ANY FUCKING AUTO UPDATES TO MY COMPUTER" was too hard to understand. You have to disable 'Windows Update' in the services tab. |
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? I hope someone chimes in on this one. (Before I fire my IT company). All this time I thought "I DO NOT WANT ANY FUCKING AUTO UPDATES TO MY COMPUTER" was too hard to understand. You have to disable 'Windows Update' in the services tab. Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA |
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? I hope someone chimes in on this one. (Before I fire my IT company). All this time I thought "I DO NOT WANT ANY FUCKING AUTO UPDATES TO MY COMPUTER" was too hard to understand. You have to disable 'Windows Update' in the services tab. Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. |
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Reports are that KB3097877 may be the faulty KB. https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/336eae75-b5f4-41ea-bd2b-5f0248585a66/blank-screen-after-pressing-ctrlaltdel-for-login-after-windows-updates-no-way-of-logging-in-on?forum=w7itpronetworking https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3097877 Yup, that's the one. Uninstall it, shut off automatic updates for a few days, and life returns to normal. 
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I can't even boot into safe mode or with a command prompt. Windows 7 btw Force it to safe boot. Try pressing the Windows and "R" key at the same time, then type in "msconfig" and hit enter. Under the boot tab, check the box "safe boot" and reboot. ETA: make sure to not type in the quotation marks. Once you finish making changes and are want it to boot as normal, go back and set it to boot normally again. |
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Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. Quoted:
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off |
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That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off Quoted:
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay |
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You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Quoted:
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Or just copy and paste the command I posted without having to dick around in the GUI |
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You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Quoted:
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Success! 
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You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Or just copy and paste the command I posted without having to dick around in the GUI Even though both methods will achieve the same goal, many users prefer the GUI vs CMD. When troubleshooting, I always walk someone through using GUI unless I am having them repair the master boot record etc.. |
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Where is that as opposed to the Control Panel-Systems and Securities page I tried to disable it in? Using Windows 8 FWIW-TIA Just press the Windows and 'R' key at the same time, then type in 'services.msc' and hit enter. That gives a huge list of Services(Local) but clicking on Windows Updates gives a description only of what it is and no ability to turn it off You have to double click on it, this should open the dialog box, then change it to disabled under "startup type" and hit okay Success! 
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Quoted: Force it to safe boot. Try pressing the Windows and "R" key at the same time, then type in "msconfig" and hit enter. Under the boot tab, check the box "safe boot" and reboot. ETA: make sure to not type in the quotation marks. Once you finish making changes and are want it to boot as normal, go back and set it to boot normally again. Quoted: Quoted: I can't even boot into safe mode or with a command prompt. Windows 7 btw Force it to safe boot. Try pressing the Windows and "R" key at the same time, then type in "msconfig" and hit enter. Under the boot tab, check the box "safe boot" and reboot. ETA: make sure to not type in the quotation marks. Once you finish making changes and are want it to boot as normal, go back and set it to boot normally again. Booting into safe mode produces the same problem and I can't log in. I can't do anything. |
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I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future |
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Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Capitalism. there will be alternatives. In theory. Cause big government. Corporatism. |
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Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Nope. They will never be legally able to force you to update.
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Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future I am not aware of any plans to make personal versions of Windows 10 cost anything. Not even in the form of a subscription fee. They're following the Apple OS model here. Subscriptions for their Office services, not for the OS itself. |
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Capitalism. there will be alternatives. In theory. Cause big government. Corporatism. Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Capitalism. there will be alternatives. In theory. Cause big government. Corporatism. The alternative is called Linux and except for games, it's as good as Windows.
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The alternative is called Linux and except for games, it's as good as Windows. Quoted:
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If you ever get back in disable auto update. I've done that several times and it has a mind of it's own. Auto updates return without my knowledge. Any experts know why? Because they want everyone on W10 so they can transition to their plan to make everyone pay an on-going rental fee for Windows The IT column in the paper said something about the upgrade to 10 being optional now but that eventually the MS folks will make it a mandatory element of Windows updates in the future Capitalism. there will be alternatives. In theory. Cause big government. Corporatism. The alternative is called Linux and except for games, it's as good as Windows. I use Linux at work. It's not as good as Windows, at all. It does a lot of stuff, but it's not there yet. |
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Booting into safe mode produces the same problem and I can't log in. I can't do anything. Quoted:
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I can't even boot into safe mode or with a command prompt. Windows 7 btw Force it to safe boot. Try pressing the Windows and "R" key at the same time, then type in "msconfig" and hit enter. Under the boot tab, check the box "safe boot" and reboot. ETA: make sure to not type in the quotation marks. Once you finish making changes and are want it to boot as normal, go back and set it to boot normally again. Booting into safe mode produces the same problem and I can't log in. I can't do anything. Try booting with a boot disc, then run CMD as administrator and execute the following command "sfc /scannow" ETA: If you can't use elevated CMD, use your boot partition and OS drive letters to substitute them for "C" when running the following command (offbootdir is boot partition letter and offwindir is OS drive letter) sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\windows |