Windows Download Stuck At 0
Pablo Barjavel
Earlier this morning a installed updates on our Windows 2016 Server and it came right back up. Then I installed some updates on the Hyper-V server it runs on and I needed to shut down the 2016 Server while I let the hypervisor reboot. When I went to shut down the Windows 2016 server it went to "Getting Windows Ready, Don't turn off your computer". It has been there for about 45 minutes now. It makes no sense because it had just finished installing updates and had rebooted. I am desperate to get by this because I need the server to restart but don't have any idea what it is doing or how long it's going to take or if it's stuck. What can I do in the situation? Microsoft's take on this that it's ok to put users in this situation with no feedback whatsoever is frustrating to say the least. How dangerous would it be for me to go ahead and shut the machine down anyway? How long do I wait before I assume I have no other choice? How can I get any idea of how far it is through the process?
I know this is already over a year old, but I just had this happen on a 2016 server.
I rebooted it 3+ hours ago and when I used a VMWare console to see what it was doing it displayed the "getting windows ready" message.
I let it install the 7 or so updates, then powered it back up. I left it a while, then once again the little yellow windows update shield appeared on the shutdown button! This time there were 50 updates.
Recently I restored an -I think- 2010 notebook recovering it to its initial system image, a 64bit version of Windows 7 (without SP1). I uninstalled some craps coming with the notebook and installed some basic purpose software like 7zip, VLC, an antivirus, etc. (all free software from secure sites or paid versions not cracked ones just to be clear). I made the update to SP1 (appeared after some reboot among Windows Update list after the very first ones I had installed) and returned the PC to the owner.After a week or so, the person who asked me for help told me he noticed that every time he checked for windows updates the process went on forever even waiting for long time for the task to complete.At first I thought of malware despite the person insisted it was not possible and that it happened since the beginning, anyway I decided to restore the PC again to its original system image just to be sure.I made the same things I did the first time but, instead of returning the PC immediately, I decided to keep it for a while using it just to surf the web a little, watch some videos and listen to music in spare time... Meantime I launched Windows Update to search for updates and, indeed, I noticed that the process went on for very long time never finding anything nor stopping and coming to an end, just as the owner had told me.
Turning then to the question of Hyper-V, I looked and found where you can configure the number of processors for a VM. The setting is greyed out when the VM is running, so you must shut it down to change the setting:I increased the number of processors from 1 to 2 and saw an immediate change: the VM now actually seemed to be doing something. Both CPU and memory usage rose and fell constantly. I also noticed that the VM seemed to be able to utilize more of the memory allocated to it: previously, when stuck at 100% CPU, it had been using 2G out of 4G bytes of RAM, whereas now, rising and falling, it was using up to 3G. I shut it down and increased the number of processors again, from 2 to 4, and saw a corresponding increase in the effects: a great deal of continuing activity in Task Manager, different in each of the 4 processors, and again, an increase in the amount of memory it could utilize, still rising and falling but now approaching the full 4G allocated. It seemed to be tearing through the updates now. And CPU usage, rapidly zigzagging too, was now typically around 25%, meaning from this point on the machine became far more responsive and usable while updates were being processed.
Windows 7 performs a silent update to windows update component the first time it gets an internet connection. The current version of this silent update as of 2016-12-15 is the one causing the problems. This update is very badly designed and will easily break your windows update component if while it is installing you open the "Windows Update" program, or internet explorer, or install anything, or several other things.
None of the solutions listed here work for issue 1. The troubleshooter will find a bunch of problems that it claims it fixed, but it didn't. Every time you run it you will get more problems listed as fixed with no actual solution. reinstalling windows update tool doesn't work either. As for issue 2, that one just requires you to manually install some specific updates which also isn't mentioned here.
If the progress of Windows Upgrade Assistant is stuck at 99% for more than four hours, here's something you can try. Note: Make sure you follow these steps before you restart your PC. Otherwise, the Media folder might be unavailable.
To fix Windows 10 stuck on loading screen issue, you can do it in Safe mode. To enter safe mode when PC stuck on boot screen, you should boot your computer from the bootable disk, or shut down your computer abnormally once or more times until your computer boot with 'Automatic Repair' screen. Then select 'Advanced options' > 'Troubleshoot' > 'Advanced options' > 'Startup Settings' > 'Restart', after your computer restart, press 4 or F4 on the keyboard to start your PC in Safe Mode.
To fix Windows 7 stuck at starting windows screen problem, you can try to change your computer memory or reinstall the computer memory. And then, restart the computer in Safe Mode. In Safe Mode, press Win + R keys to run MSCONFIG and press OK. Here, you should select the clean boot option by unchecking all the options under Selective Startup. At last, press 'Apply' and restart Windows 7 in normal mode.
Is Windows 10 stuck on the loading screen or is your Windows 7 stuck on starting Windows boot screen? It is a very common issue nowadays. This post introduces you with several effective solutions to deal with a computer stuck on boot screen problem on Windows 10/8.1/8/7 successfully.
Does your computer get stuck on starting a Windows screen when you tried to turn on a computer? For no reason, when you start Windows 10, 8, or 7, it hangs at the start logo, and it even lasts minutes to hours sometimes? Some users reply that it may work to force the computer to shut down, and when computers get restarted, everything would be alright. However, this is not a long-term solution and not a very good method to protect the computer, data, and system security. Don't worry. EaseUS will offer you complete solutions to fix Windows 10/8/7 stuck on startup/boot/loading screen issue here.
Windows 10 stuck on Windows logo with spinning dots may occur because of faulty USB storage. In this case, try to disconnect all the worked USB devices connected to your computer with a USB cable, including blue tooth, SD card readers, flash drive, wireless mouse dongle, and more.
This method gains a lot of positive feedback online. And if you are lucky enough, the issue will be solved. If this method won't fix Windows 10 or Windows 7 stuck on starting windows issue, continue to try the next way.
In some cases, the "Windows stuck on loading screen" issue is caused by Windows updates or other problems. At this time, you can enter the Safe Mode, do nothing, and then reboot your computer to help the computer start normally again. Safe Mode starts with a minimum set of drivers, software, and service. When computer stuck on boot screen, and Windows can't start normally, Safe Mode starts with no problem. It's useful for you to troubleshoot the problem there.
How to enter Safe Mode when your computer can't boot normally? When Windows 10 stuck on loading screen issue happens, to enter Safe Mode, you should boot your computer from the bootable disk, or shut down your computer abnormally more than two times until you see the Preparing Automatic Repair.
When there is something wrong with the Windows system, you may encounter Windows 10 or Windows 7 stuck at starting windows screen problem. To troubleshoot, you can use the system installation disk to start the repair. Since you can't boot Windows 10 normally, you need to use a Windows 10 installation CD or enter the Safe Mode to open command prompt window and type "bootrec.exe /fix" to do a system repair.
Extended Reading: If you've just updated your computer to the latest Windows 10 or Windows 11, but the computer is still stuck on the loading screen, it could be other reasons, such as a buggy Windows update. For this reason, you may directly jump to Method 9 or Method 10 for help.
A virus or other kind of malware might have caused a serious problem, leading to the Windows PC won't boot issue, preventing it from starting up properly. Since most viruses and malware cannot be loaded under Safe Mode, when the "Windows stuck on loading screen" issue happens when you want to start your computer, you can try to scan your computer for viruses in Safe Mode.
If all of the above methods are unable to solve the "Windows 10 stuck on windows logo" issue, you should try to do a clean reinstallation of Windows 10. This method will be easy, but you may lose some files and data. Don't worry; you can use the "Clone Disk" function of EaseUS Partition Wizard Bootable Edition to back up all data on the computer, format your computer hard drive, and then reinstall Windows 10 to fix Windows stuck on loading screen.
All you need is to download relative ISO image files of your present Windows system and then perform a clean installation of Windows 10, 8, or 7. Then Windows stuck on the loading screen, boot or startup errors will all be solved.
If you've already solved the "PC stuck on boot screen" problem using the above method, but you feel that the current version of Windows is buggy and unstable, you can choose to roll back to the previous version of Windows.
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