Windows Server Update taking forever

Question

We are updating after installing windows server 2019 and been stuck at 17% for nearly an hour - spinning wheel going and continuous hard drive light with occsional flickering

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

Based on the description, I understand your question is related to update.

1. CHeck the Servicing Stack Update KB5005112 is installed on your server. You can manually download the SSU from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
2. Open Settings/ Update & Security/ Troubleshoot/ Additional troubleshooter, click Windows Update and run the troubleshooter.
3. Run below command to scan some system files and check result:

sfc /scannow

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /restoreHealth

4. Create folder C:\temp\cab 
5. Download the update from Microsoft Update Catalog to C:\temp 
6. Expand the .msu file to extract the .cab file by running below command in CMD: 

expand -F:* C:\temp{.msu file name with extension} C:\temp\cab

7. You will get a .cab file from last step, use the following DISM command to add package: 

Dism /online /add-package /packagepath:c:\temp\cab{.cab file with extension}

Have a nice day. 

Best Regards,

Molly

Answer 2

Maybe so we would pay more for a Windows Cluster with rolling upgrades... 😉

Answer 3

Hello,

You're welcome! Glad to know this good news. To help other users who may be facing the same issue, you can mark it which highlights the information for other customers.

Best regards,

Molly

Answer 4

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community forum.

Based on the description, I understand your question is related to update.

1. CHeck the Servicing Stack Update KB5005112 is installed on your server. You can manually download the SSU from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
2. Open Settings/ Update & Security/ Troubleshoot/ Additional troubleshooter, click Windows Update and run the troubleshooter.
3. Run below command to scan some system files and check result:

sfc /scannow

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /restoreHealth

4. Create folder C:\temp\cab 
5. Download the update from Microsoft Update Catalog to C:\temp 
6. Expand the .msu file to extract the .cab file by running below command in CMD: 

expand -F:* C:\temp{.msu file name with extension} C:\temp\cab

7. You will get a .cab file from last step, use the following DISM command to add package: 

Dism /online /add-package /packagepath:c:\temp\cab{.cab file with extension}

Have a nice day. 

Best Regards,

Molly

Thanks for your time to reply- after a long time the updates did complete

From Chas