windows stuck

windows 10 latest version stuck on getting windows ready don't turn off computer. what to do thank you pothound

Hold the power button until machines powers off. Give it some time, 15 secs, and power on.

Hello pothound,

Perhaps, were you downloading Windows Updates before you had shut down the computer?

You should give Windows some time to apply/configure the updates at shutdown and/or startup.

Agree. When I responded the posting was a day old.

hi this happens often since i went to anniversary update. i unplugged. it, waited and plugged it back in. when i started it back up it seemed ok. i didn't have these problems with windows 7. thank you all. pothound

Just to be sure type in Troubleshooting into the Cortana search bar. Troubleshooting should appear at top of list. Click. Click on Fix updates found lower side of right screen in green font. Click on advance, an run as administrator. The diagnostics should run clean.

Good that you got it sorted pothound.

Cheers

i did run the troubleshooting program. it found a few problems and fixed them. thank you pothound