Cumulative Update KB4015438 for Windows 10 v1607 Build 14393.969

f14tomcat · 24 Mar 2017

tomseys said:

Okay, I can see that the issue was related to this update as since i uninstalled it the cpu stays calm 0% idle and i no longer see that windows update process. I know i can hide the update to prevent it from coming back for a time. But if I do nothing, how long does it usually take for windows to offer the update again through windows update after uninstall?

I have no idea. If it turns out, and I don't know this, that the update is required (a prerequisite) to get further updates, you may be forced to install it.

Czecher · 24 Mar 2017

Hello there! Everything is ok :) Update went well so far.

jc836 · 24 Mar 2017

I'm back after an all-nighter and very long call to Dell for my 14363.969 version. Forced to reinstall W-10 from the ground up. The failure happened after i did a shutdown and restart. Very odd as the machine was generally fine otherwise. I grant that Dell is overly cautious when a failure happens. I have reinstalled everything and only a few things are at issue for Dell to take care of as my support includes software issues :)
Microsoft has not offered the update to *.970 and I'll forgo doing it manually again for now.
As is generally the case - if you don't need it don't do it.
Just my 2 cents.

tomseys · 24 Mar 2017

I reinstalled the update and everything seems okay so far. That process went away and cpu and disk is behaving. Maybe something went wrong during the install last time.

Bree · 24 Mar 2017

tomseys said:

I reinstalled the update and everything seems okay so far. That process went away and cpu and disk is behaving. Maybe something went wrong during the install last time.

You may have got March 15th 2017 Update KB3150513 for Windows 10 Version 1607 as well the first time.

This update provides the latest set of definitions for compatibility diagnostics that are performed on the system.

It could have triggered the compatibility diagnostics to run. That would give high cpu and disk activity until it completes (ran for about 10-20 minutes last time I saw this happen, as I recall). Getting ready for the Creators Update, I guess.

BugMeister · 26 Mar 2017

my laptop is trying to update to this KB package..
- it's stuck at preparing to install 36% at the moment..

EDIT: it also installed Bing Bar 7.0 and has now requested a restart - here goes..

EDIT2; restarted ok - now I'm going over to the Insider Program to get the Windows10 Creator's update preview, as offered..

- hey, ho..!!

dmesal · 27 Mar 2017

all is well on this end it did take a while and i started the update it was taking a very long time prepping and such so i canceled that took a long time as well then i restart just before bed woke up saying it needed restart that took a while as well but
seems ok
just a thought but they could inform you before hand that (THIS UPDATE MAY TAKE A LONG TIME ON SOME SYSTEMS)

kingstonian · 27 Mar 2017

My desktop took an hour to download and install, but a laptop I was using for a slideshow was 30% into the install and took 30 min to complete...very annoying, could not back out and had to wait ... Grrrrrrr.