Windows 10: Why is windows update taking so long?

After the restart stage of windows 11 update I have black screen with spinning circle and “Working on updates 0%. Please keep your computer on.” It’s been hours like this. How long should it take? It went 7 hours last night and it was 1%. I forced a shutdown and started again. It’s been 3 hours at 0%!

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geforce experience takes an age to load..

Well that's why I asked. Mine is on SSD and takes 11 seconds. Your list of games will not appear if it has not checkd for updated suggested settings for awhile until it checks.

When it says it is refreshing the game list, it is checking, because NVIDIA periodically updates suggested settings. Plus it will look for those for new games you have installed.

So, the less it is run, the slower it will be.

 

Why is Windows Update taking so long to get updates online???

Hi Ernie,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10. Apologize for the delay in reply.

If the issue is still persisting, suggest you to run the Windows Update troubleshooter by following the steps provided below:

• Type “Troubleshooting” in search box and press Enter.
• Click on “View All” option on top left pane.
• Select “Windows Update” from the list and follow the prompts for troubleshooting.

Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to
write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

How long does the 2004 upgrade take using Windows Update?

A year ago I asked (and answered) the same question for 1903. Having just let Window Update successfully upgrade the same machine I used for those tests I can say that the answer remains the same. Times for each step were almost identical - over four hours from start to a working desktop.

How long does the 1903 upgrade take using Windows Update?


My recommendation: unless you really need to see the Feature Update listed in update history, then download the ISO and use that to upgrade.