How widespread these various issues are, we can’t be certain, but clearly there are a number of Windows 10 users out there having some trouble in one form or another. Then I started it again (it showed system restore failed) and somehow managed to uninstall the update but in vain, because the laptop is still heavily slow and unusable.” I tried to do a system restore but even after hours, the screen was blank, so I force shut down the laptop. I have to attend online classes on my PC and I am not able to do so. Other problems that folks have complained about include higher than normal processor usage (around 20% CPU usage showing in the Task Manager with no applications running whatsoever) which went away after uninstalling KB4598242.Īlso, another user said that: “I installed this update (KB4598242) on my HP laptop and it’s become unusably slow since then. However, it says it cannot restore because of disk corruption.” CPU usage I went to Advanced Options to see about going to a Restore Point, and the most recent was this morning at ~12:30AM for Windows Update. One post reads: “So, I woke up to my laptop working in automatic repair mode this morning, and it telling me that automatic repair could not fix whatever issue occurred. Any suggestion to fix the problem without resetting my computer?”įurthermore, there are numerous posts on Microsoft’s own forum describing various problems with these cumulative updates, including that very unfortunate boot loop. The Uninstall Updates screen provides two options: 'Uninstall the latest quality update' or. If your computer tells you Startup Repair couldn’t help, then you may follow steps to enter Safe Mode. By entering safe mode, you can trigger which part goes wrong and cause your Windows 10 computer won’t boot after update. It is an alternative boot scheme that uses a minimum of drivers, software and service to start your computer. Select 'Advanced Options' > 'Troubleshoot' > 'Advanced Options' > 'Uninstall Updates'. Safe mode is an easy and convenient fix for the Windows won’t boot issue. There’s another Redditor on the above post who observes: “My PC goes into ‘preparing automatic repair’ loop after installing this update (same happened when I applied 20H2 a few months back. Repeat the steps to access the 'Advanced Options' screen with or without the installation CD. A reply to this post from another affected Windows 10 user observes that the DISM approach didn’t work for them, so of course, your mileage may vary if you do try this route. The Startup Settings (Windows 10 & 8) and Advanced Boot Options menus (Windows 7, Vista, & XP) help you start Windows in specially configured.

Windows 10 will not boot after update