How should I address all these pending and failed updates to get my OS current and the Windows Updater messages relevant? Not including the failed 'Upgrade to Windows 10' installs, there are a total of 14 Failed updates and 100+ Pending updates since 08/2015. The install history goes back to 2011 and prior to the 08/2015 release of the 'Upgrade to Windows 10' there were only 5 failed update installations (3 'important' and 2 'recommended'). When the 'Shutdown' option has a yellow shield icon next to it, then something actually does get installed upon restarting. also, if I leave the Windows Updater preference in the 'automatically download and install' mode I am constantly reminded to restart, yet the restart rarely actually installs anything. How can I get this (and other) pending updates to install? Per Windows Update: FAQ, should I 'uninstall' pending and failed updates prior to manually installing them?įor what it is worth, there are no 'hidden updates' reported by the Windows Updater Control Panel. msu file, the installer tells me the update is already on the computer. January, 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for 圆4-based Systems (KB3212646)) and try to install the. I have a windows 7 laptop with a bunch of pending and failed updates (2009 HP, i3).
