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Windows 10 Cumulative Updates are way too slow to download and install

M Rusli 176 Reputation points
2020-03-12T03:13:14.377+00:00

Hi Microsoft,

I can no longer tolerate with the Cumulative Updates because it takes so long to download the security updates.

And I do not know what is the problems.

I don't think it is my ISP is causing the problems.

It could be the downloading time taken at Microsoft Server end in My Country or in the US to update the Windows Operating System.

This is ridiculous as it takes hell lot of time to download and install the security patches.

I think the Windows Operating System is some what Bloated. What is the bottle neck to download the security patches???

It takes me the entire day and night to get this done at my end. I have so many Windows to Update at my end.

I never had any updates issues with Linux. That takes minutes to complete.

Microsoft, come on. Can you please do something. This is way too much for us to handle the situation our end.

Can the Microsoft CEO Look in to the matter?

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  2. Cheong00 3,481 Reputation points
    2021-05-14T09:37:20.3+00:00

    You see the "Give feedback" button at the "Activity Monitor"? Report that with the screen shot of speed you get, as well as your Country/Region and ISP information.

    If possible, also attach "tracert download.windowsupdate.com" output so Microsoft can see which part is lagging.

    That's the only way Microsoft can know there is download speed problem in your region and see if they can find some way to fix it. (Say, if your PC is on GSM network and the bandwidth usage is already over the "fair use" limit, this kind of speed is completely normal, and Microsoft is not going to log that as problem)

    Btw, for a record my PC in Hong Kong, the download speed is 26.2Mbps and 47.7Mbps.

  3. Sergio Riwilis 0 Reputation points
    2023-10-01T17:16:23.3333333+00:00

    First of all, I appreciated a lot the work that MS engineers are doing to patching the systems, but how we can explain to the BOARD / OWNER, the network has to be done for several hours every month just to install a patch.

    Install Windows 2016/2019/2022 could take max 30 minutes.

    Beside the time that could take download and install un update, because the server is still operational, CLICK restart button take minimum 45 to 60 minutes before the updates start to apply.

    Why you don't use the same system as Windows 11 upgrade. From windows 10 to windows 11 take less of 45 minutes, so just download a never windows version and upgrade in place.

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  4. Shivesh Joshi 0 Reputation points
    2023-12-27T16:00:28.7633333+00:00

    See so yeah i think everyone gets this problem so let me tell you firts what cumulative means it is basicly piling updates

    Let me help you understand you in a senerio like this

    update 1 released on xx may 20xx

    update 2 realsed on xx june 20xx

    but in cumulatibe updates

    Update 1 relased on xx ma 20xx

    update 2 released on xx june 20xx where update 2 also contains update 1 so more stuff to download and theer you go it just gets slower evry update

    Note that this applies only to cumulative updates

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