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All I know, is that I am really sick and tired of having to babysit Windows Update. The whole idea of Windows 10 was automation and automation for the updates and they were suppose to install silently in the background. Every time I turn around, no matter what forum I look at, it is always the same old solutions that don't work; especially for Cumulative Updates.
Delete the software distribution folder, rename the software distribution folder, don't delete the software distribution folder, delete what is inside of it, stop the windows service, start the windows service, stop the bits service, start the bits service, use the administrative command prompt, run DISM, run a disk check, clean up disk space and finally, my favorite............wait for it----use the windows update troubleshooter. Note these are mentioned in no particular order; but my point is valid in saying I have been at this for years with other versions of windows and if you even think about making a phone call to support about these trickled updates, they immediately assume it's your internet connection, it's your router, or my favorite ---- it's the weather because you're on satellite internet. It could be the clearest day of the year with a visibility range of ten miles linear and they would still try to convince you that it is the weather; or ooops, I forgot they mentioned something about a sunspot or inter-galactic rays from a mysterious event that happened in May many years ago when several of the major planets were in a grand alignment and it was supposedly the end of the world.
How about this idea: I honestly feel everybody is in a download queue to ease up the load on their servers and you get the update when they say you get it. It seems recently I noticed the trend of how the updates are delivered. First I get the notice of the update (usually 2 days out from its official release) then my computer tries to download the update unsuccessfully at least for three more days and then finally by the fifth day, my computer might actually try to chew into the grunt of the update. Usually by the sixth day, my computer finally chokes down the update and I'm left wondering in all that time if my computer was vulnerable to attack because the updates are usually security related to identifying and patching vulnerabilities in the Microsoft products our computers use.
I could go on forever about my days in Windows 7 Era times; until they broke its updater and everyone had to babysit Windows 7 updates because you had to install them in a particular order after Microsoft broke Windows update.
Bottom line, I feel like I'm in a download queue and the updates are trickled like drippings to the poor. If you are an Enterprise user, the updates flow cleanly, or so I heard.
Last edited by EyeInTheSky; 13 May 2017 at 23:07. Reason: Additional thoughts.