Windows 11 22H2 update stuck at 100%

Hi Pulkit,

I'm Paul and I'm here to help you with your concern.

There must be something preventing the update to be finished.

Please try the following.

1. Run Troubleshooter

Open Settings => System => Troubleshoot => Other troubleshooters => Windows Update => Run.

2. Use Command Prompt commands.

=> Open Command prompt as Administrator.

=> Type/copy the commands below , enter 1 by 1.

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

3. Use System File Checker to check and fix corrupted system files which may be the cause of the issue. Please refer to the link.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/402652...

4. Uninstall any 3rd-party Antivirus.
5. Update all device drivers and BIOS.
6. Disconnect the USB devices except for the mouse and keyboard.
7. Perform Clean Boot. Refer to this link.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135...

After doing the things listed above, try to reinstall the update.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.

Hi Sahil,

Same issue here. I was stuck on "Status: Downloading - 100%" for many, many hours, and I have tried unsuccessfully all the methods you could find online until I found this: https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/the_windows_update_service_could_not_be_stopped.html#:~:text=Press%20the%20Windows%20Key%20%2B%20R%20and%20type%20in%20services.&text=Scroll%20down%20to%20Windows%20Update,service%20and%20click%20on%20Stop.

Second step helped me to successfully complete Windows 11 install. It would have been nice if Pulkit replied with the specific step that helped him with his installation, but probably he didn't see your call. Good luck!

It's late 2022, and this is still the answer to working around Microsoft's fail?

Essentially, you're telling a user who actually wants to update, even though Microsoft will force him to, and HE has to debug the issue? Seriously? I think you're a MS bot.

I'm looking at an almost new laptop trying to install 22H2. It is almost virgin 11 Pro. Microsoft has a bug, and they need to come up with a tool that will make it easy for users to clean up their garbage.

Restarting the Windows Update service worked for me.

1. Press Windows+R to open the Run command window and type services.msc

2. Look for the the Windows Update service.
3. Right click on it and press Stop

4. Wait for the service to stop. Once it does, Right click on the Windows Update service again and click Start.

You should see the update installing now!

You can try pausing or you can try iso or bootable media and use that for an in place upgrade which would overcome any download issue since its fully downloaded to do it in the first place :)

It might be possible to hack stop Windows updates. There's been threads created around here and people found ways of doing it. I think that might also work in a worst case thing.

It sounds like clearing it out, trying again through Windows Update, etc may not work for you though so if someone comes up with something to try that way it has less of a chance of working. But maybe.

I'd suggest backing up your important files though immediately. Just in case.