# Odd Windows Issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315 "2024-12-07T19:14:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/1 "2024-12-07T19:14:00Z")
I’ve got Windows 11. I just got an Update notice. But the computer won’t update. I tried directly, then went to the Windows Update page. Neither Fox nor Edge works for the update. What gives? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/2 "2024-12-07T19:19:03Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > But the computer won’t update. Can you give us some specifics? You click the update button and then what happens? Nothing at all? An Error? The computer crashes? It starts to update and then stops? Without any more info, my only suggestion would be to try turning off Windows Defender and see if that helps. If you don’t have admin status, log in as the admin or try going to the update page with elevated persmissions. But since you’re doing a Windows update, I’d assume Windows would handle all of this. I don’t think I’ve ever had permissions or Windows Defender issues while doing a Windows update. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/3 "2024-12-07T19:21:16Z")
Version 21h2 Nothing happens, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/4 "2024-12-07T19:28:35Z")
I got some optional updates to install, but not the main ones. {BAFFLED}. The main ones are Security Updates. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/5 "2024-12-07T19:33:42Z")
And now, its updated. Strange, but OK. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/6 "2024-12-07T19:34:15Z")
MODs–please close this Thread. No longer needed. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/7 "2024-12-07T19:41:18Z")
Did you _report_ the thread for closure? Mods don’t read posts; they read reports. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-windows-issue/1011315/8 "2024-12-07T21:45:20Z")