Working on Windows 7 is beginning to feel like a trip down memory lane. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have some drastic interface differences that working on Windows 7 requires a little refocus. I have most of my computers to Windows 10 or at least Windows 8.
However, I found myself working on a Windows 7 computer last week. After replacing the fried power supply, I booted the computer up to find that it had windows 7 keeps restarting configuring updates free download in the middle of Windows Updates. Reverting changes… Do not turn off your computer. I have seen this error message before. This seems to result from Windows Updates having problems applying a patch because malware windows 7 keeps restarting configuring updates free download changed the OS code enough.
These previous instances were able to fix themselves when given enough time to revert changes. In this case, I gave it over 8 hours. The reverting changes message switched to shutting down and did not make any further progress in that time. After restarting the computer it returned to the reverting changes message. I could get into the computer with Safe Mode but I was limited from most actions.
I wanted to upgrade the computer to Windows 10 but I could not start the process in Safe Mode. I tried a variety of steps:. The System Restore took a long time to run overnight and eventually failed out. When trying to windows 7 keeps restarting configuring updates free download System Restore again, it said there were no available restore points.
I also ran system file checker and check disk from the Windows Installer repair tool when booting to a Windows 7 windows 7 keeps restarting configuring updates free download DVD.
Neither of these found any integrity violations or changed the situation. I finally found one last suggestion, which was to remove the flag that said there were Windows updates to apply. This involves removing the pending. I did this by taking ownership of the files and changing permissions in command line to allow me to delete the files.
A further note in the last suggestion used DISM. The Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool can run on the live Windows session or a separate image. Instead, I booted to the Windows Installer repair tool and ran the revert pending actions parameter against the separate drive with this command:.
It processed through and removed pending tasks. Upon booting into Normal mode, it went through a brief process of configuring Windows Updates and after that it proceeded to login properly. I took the opportunity to back up the data and after seeing how corrupted everything was, I noted the Windows 7 product key and installed Windows 10 from scratch. While I am encountering Windows 7 less and less, the use of DISM and the revertpendingactions was a good option that I did not know of before, which is why I am writing about it here.
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