What Updates Are Pending
One of the more common Windows 10 issues that we have heard about is the inability to update apps or install new apps from the Windows Store. How to fix pending or stuck apps in the Windows 10. Running Windows 10. I keep getting a screen message saying 'Important Updates Are Pending'. I have clicked on the choice to 'Restart Now. And the system seems to go thru a shutdown and restart and in about 15-20 minutes my systems is back.
Windows 10 decided to enable the 'Windows Update' service without telling me and has probably downloaded the Fall Creator's Update (again, since I've already had that installed, but rolled back because it broke all the things). Now I have some entries in the shutdown menu which I am not happy about.Entries are labeled top to bottom: Standby, Hybernate, Update and Shutdown, Shutdown, Update and Restart, Restart:Knowing myself I will eventually accidentally click a wrong one and brick my laptop for a few hours.How can I cancel the pending update?Or how can I remove the entries from this menu?Or how can I make clicking on one of the 'Update and.' Entries in the menu not actually perform the update?In what cases does Windows enable the 'Windows Update' service on its own?OS is Windows 10 Pro x64 1703. @Ramhound You are referring to a lot of things I have no clue about. To my knowledge I have not yet deferred any updates. I have kept the 'Windows Update' service disabled, though.
The sceenshot is there so that readers know which ominous 'shutdown menu' I am talking about. The translated entries are written down somewhere. (Not sure why my question didn't turn out the way the preview was suggesting but DavidPostill helpfully fixed it.) I do not understand what you mean with the rest of your comment (first, third and fifth sentence).–Feb 25 '18 at 12:17.