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I got locked in one of those update loops. You know what I mean, probably. My Windows 10 would start an automatic update, then fail, and then reset itself to a previous version. This would happen all of the time.
I eventually decided to back everything up on an external drive and simply reinstall Windows 10 from scratch. Then I found out that the CD (or maybe it is a DVD) was lost in our move. I have the ("OEM"?) sticker but the actual product CD has been lost in the move and I can not find it. Does anyone know how I can reinstall the OS with just the product ID etc.?
Someone suggest this link as a way to fix the problem:
https://www.alphr.com/microsoft/1001411/how-to-fix-windows-update-in-windows-10-if-it-becomes-stuck-1
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How to fix Windows Update in Windows 10 if it becomes stuck
We reveal the number of ways to jump-start Windows Update if it decides to stop working
Windows Update gets stuck. It's a fact of life. A rubbish fact, mind, but a fact nonetheless. Ever since Windows was capable of updating itself via the internet, it's always got stuck at some point in time. Windows Update being stuck is an inevitability, just like your toast falling butter-side down onto the floor or it always raining on that one day you tell yourself you'll sort the garden out today.
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<small>[quote]How to fix Windows Update: Delete files in Software Distribution
This trick, thanks to The Windows Club, involves a little more interaction with your computer’s system settings. It shouldn’t cause any damage to your PC – you’ll only really be deleting temporary Windows Update files – but we’d recommend setting up a System Restore point before going any further.
First, you’ll need to stop Windows Update Service and Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Type "win+x" to bring up the WinX menu, and from here select the command prompt (admin). There are two commands you’ll need to type:
net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
Press Enter after you type each one. This will turn off Windows Update Service and Background Intelligent Transfer Service.
Next, you’ll need to delete the files in C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution. Go to the appropriate folder, select all of the files and press Delete.
If the files can’t be deleted because they're in use, you’ll need to restart your PC. Turn off the two Windows Update services and then try to delete the files again.
Once the folder has been emptied, either restart your computer or manually turn on the Windows Update services. To do this, bring up the command prompt (admin) and type:
net start wuauserv
net start bits
Now run Windows Update and you’ll find that your PC needs to download a number of updates, which can take up to a few hours, depending on your system and connection.</small>
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After doing all this, the update window says I am all up to date:
https://tinyurl.com/y9s4wnwr
But the update history says that the last install failed:
https://tinyurl.com/ya53ux83
So, what is up with that?
I noticed that there is a recovery option to reset my PC
https://tinyurl.com/yctnsqjz
But this takes me back to the problem of not having the CD
https://tinyurl.com/yb8p3vsh
I guess if I am up to date, I don't need the CD now. But it would be nice to know for future use how to do this.
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Just get on another computer. Download and run the Mefia Creation Toll from Microsoft and create a Windows 10 installation USB.
Boot from it, install and Boom, you're all good and Windows is activated without needing to enter the key off the label.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Yep - I have three hanging above my desk: Win10 boot, Win10 recovery, and AOMEI boot. It's worth making a recovery one at the same time as the boot - it can save you a lot of heartache, and small USB sticks aren't expensive these days.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: and small USB sticks aren't expensive these days.
Neither are USB Drives to handle the backups, but to be honest... before I had more than enough with one backup of my system (not the data) each semester. Now I have the impression to have to backup everything every elephanting night, because M$ is uncapable to work in a clean and efficient way.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Michael Martin, do you mean "Media Creation Toll from Microsoft"?
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Yes.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Xarzu wrote: Does anyone know how I can reinstall the OS with just the product ID etc.?
Download Ubuntu[^]
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Download Ubuntu[^]
Won't work; Ubuntu doesn't have a field for entering a Windows 10 key...
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dandy72 wrote: Won't work; Ubuntu doesn't have a field for entering a Windows 10 key...
That's part of the fix. No Win 10 key is required to install Ubuntu.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I went through much of this headache last week. Following an update, the wife's all-in-one kept failing to boot, instead blue-screening with a 'machine check exception'. After 3 attempts at restoring all failed, I decided that it needed a fresh OS and if I was going to go through that trouble, I might as well put it on a new SSD...and since the guts were going to be exposed, I should go ahead an double the memory to a respectable 8GB. It was probably silly to do this, but in order to make it as easy as possible, I purchased Win 10 Home on a USB stick.
I get all the parts in, get Win 10 installing, and all seems good...until it started setting up devices then blue-screened.  It took me awhile to figure it out, but the problem was the onboard wifi adapter. I had to fight with it to remove it, but afterward Win 10 finished the install and the computer is better than new, going from over 2 minutes to less than 10 seconds from boot to Google.
Two things that I'd like to note here:
0: I'm surprised that a lowly non-critical device such as a wifi adapter can stop Win 10 from loading or finishing an install. Why not just disable the sucker and move on?
1: The error message was totally useless...OK, hardware issue...you know which device caused the crash, so why not be a little more helpful and share!
One more thing that has come to mind is that a great way to boost new PC sales would be to make older hardware obsolete.  I had just about given up on the PC discussed above. Two weeks ago, my sister-in-law asked about an issue where WU keeps freezing at 82%...first question, 'how old is it'. answer, > 6 years, so I took the easy way out and advised to get a new one. I've since talked to my brother and he's going to try a new SSD and a fresh Win 7 install.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Stop worrying; Microsoft is changing icons and that will fix everything.
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What's the current bet? Will they be reintroducing the concept of colors, or will they continue to feel right at home with a CGA video card?
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I have a Pi with camera. Works fine streaming to FF or Chrome. So, I says to myself, what about Edge? Puts in the IP and port 8081 and it says "what do you want to do?". I says "open says me". Well, open. It says it can't download it. What am I doing wrong? I know, clicking on the Edge icon. 
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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It must be the old icon.
The new one works much better.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Only until you click it.
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Quote: Only until you click it.
Me? Never again.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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....at o2, not sure what I did but my new boss really isn't happy with me .
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Pleeeeeaaaassssseeee relax! Your feeling tells you after _one_ day that your Boss is not happy with you  ?
PLEASE give both of you at least 4 weeks to decide about something like this!
Bruno
[Edit]
The only exception from this I can imagine, that you have something with your boss's wife 
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Wow, he already seduced the Boss's wife in less than 4 hours?
What a man!  
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Read it again
And what? A day work in US means 4 hours? I will immedialtely stay at the trump's wall to get entrance
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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4 hours = half way through the day ... 
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== of course enough to nail her on the first day 
just look at your Profile... sorry... Aussies... this I learn from @Michael-Martin
Quote: Not a chance. Aussies have special powers when it comes to barbewues and drinking, we can add any other task and still get ot all right.
 
It does not solve my Problem, but it answers my question
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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Take solace in the fact that one broken connection can be a tragedy, but thirty million is only a statistic.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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About the only reason half of 'em didn't commit suicide is they couldn't get to farcebok to revise their status to "dead".
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It must be about that big red button, with the "Do not push" sign.
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