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How long does a Windows 10 update take?

Anonymous
2023-05-10T22:38:47+00:00

Okay so about 4 hours ago my computer needed to make updates, so I clicked restart and update and then I'm at the blue screen where it tells me that, "Working on Updates, Please do not turn off your PC, this might take a while, and your PC will restart several times."

I checked online and I saw that it takes about 8 hours for an update to complete, right now it has been only 4. Do I shut off my PC or keep waiting?

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  1. LightJack 05 2,575 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-05-10T22:45:19+00:00

    Hi,

    4 hours is an extremely long time for an update.

    Are you running on an older computer, or booting from an HDD?

    Was it a feature update? (Something like "Windows Upgrade 22H2" or similar name)

    Are you maybe installing Windows 11?

    If it is still making progress, I would leave it for a bit longer. Is the progress percentage changing?

    If it doesn't complete in about 2 hours, you'll just have to restart it. It will probably figure it out, otherwise you may have to reinstall Windows.

    Make sure you have a backup of your files right now, in case something goes wrong.

    Sincerely,

    LightJack

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