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I decided this morning that it's time to shut down the WookieTab - I find Windows (and Chrome particularly) benefits from a restart every now and then, and it's been a couple of months I guess.
So I hit the Win key, Power, and ... "update and shutdown" Oh. Gawd. OK, connect to power first ... "update and shutdown"
"shutting down".
Walk away.
Notice a little later it's powered up. 
"Win, Power, "update and shutdown". Again? OK ...
"shutting down".
Walk away.
It's powered up again.
Yes, you guessed, "update and shutdown" is there again ...
Third time lucky?
Well ... it shut down, anyway.
So I turn it back on.
"Getting windows ready" ... and it's been sitting at "100% complete" for five minutes ...
There are times when I think I should go back to Android: at least an update there is one operation.
What part of "100%" do Microsoft not understand?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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modified 14-Oct-17 3:51am.
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"100%" is a virtual concept which is, mainly, overestimated.
selfish adj. Defines someone who does not think of me.
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Isn't it just?
It's now been sitting at "working on updates", "100% complete" for ten minutes.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I fully sympathize as I've been there a couple of times ; you never know when you will be able to use you computer again.
I noticed that sometimes, that's just the display which is "freezing", I already managed to get to login window by just pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del when the computer was displaying "100%". It does not work everytime, though, but maybe (I hope) that would do the trick for you?
selfish adj. Defines someone who does not think of me.
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Nope, it's done it itself - at long last.
It's just the frustration of saying "update and shutdown" which doesn't actually leave you shut down, and you have no idea when it will be possible to disconnect it from the mains!
Oh for ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) 's sakes: Win key, Power, "shutdown" (without update, hoorah!)
"Task host window is stopping background tasks" - which Windows opened - and it reboots itself instead of shutting down like I asked it ...
Sometimes, banging your head on the desk it better than dealing with this... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Oh for ...
"Shutdown" ... "getting windows ready, don't turn off your computer"
desk *bang* desk *bang* desk *bang*
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: What part of "100%" do Microsoft not understand?
The part that it's your 100%, not theirs.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Ok this is the last time now people.
Right click start, select run, type control. This will bring up control panel. If you don't see Administrative Tools, Select View By in upper right of the dialog and select Large or Small Icons.
Now Go: Administrative Tools ->Services, right click on the Windows Update Service and change the start up type to disabled.
Now restart one more time (You may have one or two more corruptdates in the cache to install) but after that, Peace.
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So how do you keep your Windows machines up to date?
I'm asking this because I'm reminded of the countless stories of machines being infected because of exploits that got patched months prior. Or are you willfully ignoring these?
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I'm a smart and good boy on the internet.
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Even if you only visit so-called trustworthy sites, ad servers have been compromised plenty of times before, resulting in perfectly good sites serving malware.
If you know something we don't, do share, because apparently you're one step ahead of the rest of the world.
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I guess this happens if there are a number of updates pending ?
The cumulative one maybe...
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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A sea cow asked me if I wanted a drink – "Manatee would be nice".
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Are you a shark dressed man, as I fin? Orcan I still keep you octopied?
Bite me Balboos. Bite me!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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There's something fishy about this thread. I think I'm hooked.
/ravi
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After a few more posts like this, you'll be singing a different tuna.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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what would be the porpoise of that?
Installing Signature...
Do not switch off your computer.
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To watch everyone flounder.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I'd whale in, but it might be fishy so I'll scale back.
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You should post, but you may have to SHOUT, for those of us that are herring impaired.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I think your herring impairment may be from listening to all that bass.
/ravi
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Stop listening to bass? Hmm, I'll have to mullet over...
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I don't want to force you to quit, but I may have to exercise some mussel.
/ravi
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Abalone, I don't believe you.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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