Select View all from the left side panel of the window.

Press the Windows logo key on the keyboard, input Troubleshooting and select the best match. In this case, you may run System Maintenance troubleshooter to see if that works. System Maintenance troubleshooter will help you clean up unused files and perform maintenance tasks, enhancing the performance of the PC. You may follow the detailed steps to run System Maintenance Troubleshooter to check the status of computer behavior. If there are missing or corrupted system components or unwanted/unused files retained in your computer, it may result in Windows 10 update stuck on restarting. Run System Maintenance could be a solution. End the processes of all running programs, and then your computer will recover from the Restarting screen.Īfter you end the running programs, you may check if Windows 10 update stuck on restarting issue is fixed. It will reveal the hanging programs that have failed to close. Then the restart screen will disappear and you will see Task Manager.

Try the following method to end hanging programs in Task Manager. Sometimes the issue that Windows 10 update and restart won't go away may be caused by failed programs in Task Manager. End Process of Failed Programs in Task Manager I also recommend that you disconnect all the external devices other than the mouse and keyboard, then try to install the updates and check. But before you try the following methods to fix that Windows won't restart after update, I would suggest you performing a hard shutdown and then start the computer and check, as some users said that after they turned it off from the power button and back on again, it works fine. If you have come across the same issue as mentioned by the above users, you may try the following methods. User 2: I recently downloaded my windows 10 upgrade which I had reserved, everything went smoothly but when I click the 'Upgrade now button' in the dialog prompt which says schedule it or go for it now the computer goes into restart screen and stays there forever. User 1: Updated with the newest Windows 10 Update on my Microsoft Surface Pro and it downloaded complete, but when restarting, it is just looping and stuck never booting up completely. Let's see some cases that users have met. As you can see in the following picture, Windows 10 update stuck on boot screen. But some users said that they are very frustrated when upgrading to Windows 10 as Windows 10 update stuck on restarting for a long time. Regenerate the SoftwareDistribution Packages in Windows UpdateĪs Window 10 gains popularity day by day, many people update their OS system to Windows 10 (SEE: Should I Upgrade to Windows 10 - How to Decide).

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