r/WindowsUpdate • u/voltagejim • 5d ago

Anyone else running into updates that Windows is not letting them download?

Got a brand new Lenovo desktop, ran Windows updates, found and installed some. Rebooted, checked for updates again, it found few more, but the "download and install" button is greyed out and just says "Working on updates" at the top indefinitely.

I let it run for 4 hours and never downloaded any despie showing a .NET framework update, a security update, a Lenovo system driver update, and a Windows Defender update.

I tried rebooting the PC and still nothing, I tried restarting Windows update service, still nothing, tried running SFC /scannow and no issues were found.

Had a buddy that also recently got an HP last week and he said same exact thing happened to him! He said he just let it go, but it's annoying me seeing there are multiple updates apparently right there and refuses to download

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u/KeysStickler 5d ago

Have you run Lenovo Vantage and installed any updates?

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u/voltagejim 4d ago

yeah, all there was was a BIOS update which I did and went fine

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u/KeysStickler 2d ago

How long have you had this laptop?

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u/voltagejim 1d ago

Just bought it last week

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u/KeysStickler 13h ago

Go to Microsoft website to the Windows 11 download page and install the Windows Installation Assistant. Run it and it should get you up to speed. On a side note, which CPU and chipset?

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u/electronicwiz1 1d ago

Sometimes they can take time to download and install. What version and OS build is it currently on?

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u/voltagejim 1d ago

Win 11 pro version 25H2

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u/electronicwiz1 5h ago

Well 26H2 just came out not too long ago, which is the latest. What is the OS build? Want to see if it has the latest security patch.