I checked the updates again after about 30 minutes and it was re-downloading and this time the update was successful
Windows update problem
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Jack Smook
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There seems to be a problem with this update. That update bar keeps going back and forth for about the past 15-20 minutes. I can't uninstall it as it's not listed in uninstall updates.
What can I do besides restarting my laptop, which I did and the bar still keeps gpoing back and forth?
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Hendrix-V 20,825 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator2026-11-11T06:14:59.2466667+00:00 Hi Jack Smook,
Glad to hear the update completed successfully on the second attempt. Sometimes an update may need additional time before the download or installation resumes.
If the same behavior occurs repeatedly with future updates, please let us know what update is affected and any error code shown.