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If you are experiencing Failure configuring Windows updates reverting changes issue, continue reading to find out how to resolve it.

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Unfortunately, it did not change anything and booting into normal mode was still greeted by the ‘reverting change’ message. I did this by taking ownership of the files and changing permissions in command line to allow me to delete the files. This involves removing the pending.xml files under C:\Windows\winsxs. I finally found one last suggestion, which was to remove the flag that said there were Windows updates to apply. Neither of these found any integrity violations or changed the situation. I also ran system file checker and check disk from the Windows Installer repair tool when booting to a Windows 7 install DVD. When trying to run System Restore again, it said there were no available restore points. The System Restore took a long time to run (overnight) and eventually failed out.

I initiated a System Restore from Safe Mode to before the last Windows Updates were applied.

I cleaned up malware using Malwarebytes under Safe Mode.

Perform a clean boot (where all non-Microsoft services and startup items are disabled) using msconfig.

Boot into Safe Mode and run check disk with chkdsk /r.

Boot into Safe Mode and run System File Checker with sfc /scannow.

Boot into Safe Mode and run Windows Update Troubleshooter.

I wanted to upgrade the computer to Windows 10 but I could not start the process in Safe Mode. I could get into the computer with Safe Mode but I was limited from most actions. After restarting the computer it returned to the reverting changes message. The reverting changes message switched to shutting down and did not make any further progress in that time. These previous instances were able to fix themselves when given enough time to revert changes. This seems to result from Windows Updates having problems applying a patch because malware has changed the OS code enough. It usually begins with the computer hanging at 35% for applying updates before the restart and comes back up to the failure notice. Reverting changes… Do not turn off your computer.’ message. This led to the very frustrating “Failure configuring Windows Updates. After replacing the fried power supply, I booted the computer up to find that it had been in the middle of Windows Updates. However, I found myself working on a Windows 7 computer last week. I have most of my computers to Windows 10 or at least Windows 8.1. It’s not nearly as bad as working on a Windows XP or Vista box these days but it’s getting there. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have some drastic interface differences that working on Windows 7 requires a little refocus. Working on Windows 7 is beginning to feel like a trip down memory lane.