Fixing Windows Installation Crashes During Updates

Troubleshooting Steps to Fix Windows Installation Crashes During Updates

If your Windows installation is crashing during updates, it can be frustrating and affect the overall stability of your system. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you resolve the issue:

Check Basic Configuration Settings

• Disable Automatic Updates: Ensure that automatic update settings are not enabled in Control Panel.

• Update Windows Update Sources: Try updating your Windows from Microsoft’s official website instead of from within Windows.

• Disable Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS): This service is responsible for transferring updates to your computer. To disable it, go to the Task Manager (Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc), navigate to Services, find BITS in the list of running services, and select it. Click on Stop to disable it.

Identify and Fix Driver Issues

• Check Disk Space: Ensure that there’s enough free space available on your computer for Windows updates. You can check disk space by going to File Explorer (Press Win + E) and then looking at the disk usage.

• Update Drivers: If you’re experiencing issues with drivers, try updating them using Device Manager (Press Win + X > Device Manager). Look for outdated or corrupt drivers in the list of devices and update them.

• Disable recently installed updates: Disable any recently installed updates to see if it resolves the issue.

Reset Windows Update Settings

• Reset Windows Update Settings: Go to Control Panel (Windows key + I) > System and Security > Windows Update, click on View update history and select Reset update settings.

• Disable Windows Update: After resetting, go back to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update and toggle off Windows Update.

Additional Troubleshooting Steps

• Run a System File Checker (SFC): Open Command Prompt as an administrator (Press Win + X > Command Prompt) and run the following command: sfc /scannow. If there are any issues found, you can use the following command to repair them: sfc /scan

• Run a System File Checker (SFC): Open Command Prompt as an administrator and run the following command: sfc /scannow.

• Update Windows: After resolving all issues, update your Windows installation by going to Control Panel > System and Security > Update & Security > Windows Update.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you should be able to identify and fix common causes of Windows installation crashes during updates. If none of the above solutions resolve the issue, it may indicate a more severe problem that requires further assistance from Microsoft Support or a professional.