

Microsoft has yet to suggest a fix for the looping update problem. Users who attempt to manually install the update are also faced with the same problem. When the KB3081424 update fails to install and the computer reboots, Windows 10 immediately attempts to install the update again, which means the process repeats ad nauseum, continually rebooting and attempting to install the update.

Windows 10’s mandatory updates, which the user cannot decline to install as they could do on previous versions of Windows, is exacerbating the problem. Update problems are nothing new for Windows, as the sheer number and variety PCs onto which the updates have to install mean that it is very difficult to account for every small error that might cause issues. “This happens without fail, every single time.” Back to login screen,” said Microsoft forum user BrettDM. Gets to 59% again and then states something went wrong so uninstalling the update. The KB3081424 update, released on Wednesday, collects a series of smaller updates into one bigger patch designed to make the updating process for new users simpler and easier.īut some users are reporting issues with the update, which reaches a certain percentage of installation before failing and rolling back. Some users of Windows 10 are reporting issues installing one of Microsoft’s first updates for the new operating system, which traps them in a reboot loop.
