New Acer Laptop Win 8, won't update windows

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I have a new windows 8 Acer 756 with the dual core Celeron 2gb memory.

When I go to windows update there is 100_ important update. I click install and I get downloading updates progress bar but it just stays at 0% with the bar progressing. Wifi signal is strong, no issues there.

No not genuine flags anywhere (I am new to 8.)


Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AO756
    CPU
    Celeron 841
    Motherboard
    acer
    Memory
    2gb
Hi,
Welcome to the forums, try few updates at a time and see whether it works.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire E1-571
    CPU
    i5-3230m
    Motherboard
    Acer Type-2
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD 4000
    Sound Card
    High Definiton Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256GB
    PSU
    Generic
    Keyboard
    QWERTY
    Mouse
    ELANTECH Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    12.68Mbps
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
When I go to windows update there is 100_ important update. I click install and I get downloading updates progress bar but it just stays at 0% with the bar progressing. Wifi signal is strong, no issues there.
Well, I think it is downloading the updates, often time when you have a lot of updates, it is downloading except it didn't update the progress bar as it should. Be patient !!! I know because it happened to me lots of times.

One way to monitor the download activity is from: C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download where the updates are downloaded to. Another way is to physically look at the HD LED to see if it flashing constantly.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Took 2 hrs and it downloaded all the updates got about 1/2 way installed another couple hours then it said the updates failed so it took another couple hours to uninstall them.

Right now I am trying again just doing the non security updates, its about 15% complete installing them. Altogether I'm 12 hrs into this, if it fails this time I'm installing windows 7.

I have another Acer 756 that I installed an old little 64GB SSD that I put a dual boot Win7x64 and WinXP for automobile tuning, got that done in just a couple hours.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AO756
    CPU
    Celeron 841
    Motherboard
    acer
    Memory
    2gb
Success, 20 hours ordeal but I have Win 8.1 on my daughters B- gift. Need to find a case/bag on Amazon or ebay and delivered by the 5t. Cheep as possible. Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks for listening to the venting!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer AO756
    CPU
    Celeron 841
    Motherboard
    acer
    Memory
    2gb
Hello

last week i brought a Acer Aspire E5-721-26DA and yesterday he did a windows 8 update but at 35% it stop and said that i was impossible to do the update and it was cancelling and to not shut down the laptop but the problem is that its been like that since 9h30pm yesterday...what can i do? i can't log in im not a computer freak

thank you

natalee

see the picture below...its in french but that's all the laptop does and i can get in

i really need help i have it only for 1 week
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    don tknow
    Computer type
    Laptop
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