{"id":5892,"date":"2021-11-01T07:47:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T11:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5892"},"modified":"2021-11-01T07:47:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T11:47:43","slug":"update-fails-and-waasmedic-runs-for-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/01\/update-fails-and-waasmedic-runs-for-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Update fails, and &#8216;WaaSMedic&#8217; runs for hours \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Windows 10\/11\u2019s built-in&nbsp;<em>WaaSMedic<\/em>&nbsp;agent is supposed to automatically detect and repair problems with Windows Update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes, it can\u2019t fix what\u2019s wrong; other times, WaaSMedic itself is the problem!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, there are a number of known solutions \u2014 including some new advice from Microsoft \u2014 to remedy this and other common Update problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus: Edge won\u2019t stay dead! 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