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Anyone ever figure out how to escape this forced download and get my computer back?
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"When in doubt, reboot."
Craig, not sure where I first heard that, but it a good rule of thumb. 
To that I might add: "If at first you don't succeed: reboot, reboot again."
Frustrating I know 
-Steve
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A possible solution is to unplug the computer and remove its battery for a full 30 seconds. This can provide a fresh opening of system.
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Be extremely careful with this and Windows 10, it can take up to an hour or so to upgrade some computers and forcing a reboot in the middle of an upgrade can definitely result in your computer not being able to reboot. That said, I know for sure that some browsers can get their shorts in a knot and when you go to shut down the computer can result in exactly what you are seeing.
So what to do?
First, wait at least an hour. While you wait, look at the hard drive LED on your computer. If it is working away (blinking a lot) it may indicate that it is working on updating your computer. If it is not, but rather only occasionally blinks, it may be that a browser process has hung the operating system in an infinite loops it cannot escape.
If after an hour it is still not shutting down, go ahead and force a hard reboot (using the power button). Hold your breath as it reboots and hope that you have not interrupted a real update.
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This last update from MS really did take ages to install and restarted 3 times on my laptop, overall took at least a couple of hours.
The end result being a host of extras that I will never need or be likely to use.
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That's why I switched to a MacBook years ago. No more problems!
And, they have a great gadget in Tools that's a magnifier!
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I took Geo's original advice, forced a reboot. Got back on in another hour. I think sometimes something just hangs up in the process.
Thanks to all responding.
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The title of this thread is what I have been seeing on my laptop since turning it on this morning at 7 AM. It's now 10:30.
Anyone ever figure out how to escape this forced download and get my computer back?
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
"When in doubt, reboot."
Craig, not sure where I first heard that, but it a good rule of thumb.
To that I might add: "If at first you don't succeed: reboot, reboot again."
Frustrating I know
-Steve
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
A possible solution is to unplug the computer and remove its battery for a full 30 seconds. This can provide a fresh opening of system.
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
Be extremely careful with this and Windows 10, it can take up to an hour or so to upgrade some computers and forcing a reboot in the middle of an upgrade can definitely result in your computer not being able to reboot. That said, I know for sure that some browsers can get their shorts in a knot and when you go to shut down the computer can result in exactly what you are seeing.
So what to do?
First, wait at least an hour. While you wait, look at the hard drive LED on your computer. If it is working away (blinking a lot) it may indicate that it is working on updating your computer. If it is not, but rather only occasionally blinks, it may be that a browser process has hung the operating system in an infinite loops it cannot escape.
If after an hour it is still not shutting down, go ahead and force a hard reboot (using the power button). Hold your breath as it reboots and hope that you have not interrupted a real update.
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
This last update from MS really did take ages to install and restarted 3 times on my laptop, overall took at least a couple of hours.
The end result being a host of extras that I will never need or be likely to use.
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20 Dec 2017
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
That's why I switched to a MacBook years ago. No more problems!
And, they have a great gadget in Tools that's a magnifier!
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re: 'Getting Ready for Updates'
I took Geo's original advice, forced a reboot. Got back on in another hour. I think sometimes something just hangs up in the process.
Thanks to all responding.
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