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Windows xp service pack 3 bricked my pc... Incompatible processor as it turned out later, causing continuous rebooting.

Reverting to windows 7 from windows 10 caused a lot of problems, had to do a factory reset twice before it got the update order right. (Windows 10 kept crashing the laptop) That was the big update, known problem with clean installs, yet not fixed.

My windows 8.1 laptop would not install updates for a couple of months after I refused windows 10. It claims it's working again now. There are about a hundred failed updates in the history, last one was this Januari so I think it has finally sorted itself out. Fingers crossed.

I leave my laptop always on now while closing all my programs at night to please windows update, otherwise it will reboot at the most inconvenient times or force close everything I left unfinished the night before.

 I still turn my old xp machine on now and then and it still gets updates! Great support or wth is it doing.