Downloading windows 10 taking very long

 · 1. How long does Windows 10 update take ? Major updates to the Windows OS come about every six months, with the most recent being the November update. Major updates may take a little longer. The regular version only takes 7 to 17 minutes to install. 2. Why do Windows 10 updates take so long? Why does Windows 10 update take so long? Windows 10 updates take so long .  · I left the laptop over night with the download stuck at 54%. After around 15 hours it jumped to %, restarted the laptop and a notification popped up stating I need to download windows I apprehensively allowed it to proceed and it began downloading successfully, taking around 2 . A rule of thumb might be that it takes as long to install Win 10 as a full Win 10 update after the download. I have one machine with a fast Intel i7 processor and a fast SSD and on that machine a Win 10 update can take an hour or less. Another Intel i3 processor with a large but slow hard drive can take three hours.

Step 2 - Check Download Server Speed - If your connection is okay, the problem might lie in the "server" speed" of the download server. Whenever you download a program off the Internet, you PC is basically connecting to another PC (called a 'server') and downloading a series of files from that. Hi 3D. I'm Greg, awarded MVP for eleven years, Volunteer Moderator, and Independent Advisor here to help you until this is resolved. I would take this out of the control of buggy Windows Update and manually upgrade to the latest version by creating the latest installation media from Media Creation Tool, follow the steps toward the bottom of the download page here in the section "Using the tool. My download rate is Mb/s and I've checked it while downloading, which usually yields a slower measured speed, and it was above Mb/s. Still, the Win 10 download takes a very long time using the Media Creation Tool.

Why does it take so long to download Windows 10? Any idea how long the download is going take? Base on a GB file and a download speed of mbps, the download should have only taken approx hrs. Download took a few minutes (Win 10 version 20H2 - KB). Install took less than 15 minutes. Same update for my HP i7 laptop - download took about 15 minutes. 1. How long does Windows 10 update take ? Major updates to the Windows OS come about every six months, with the most recent being the November update. Major updates may take a little longer. The regular version only takes 7 to 17 minutes to install. 2. Why do Windows 10 updates take so long? Why does Windows 10 update take so long? Windows 10 updates take so long to complete because Microsoft is constantly adding larger files and features to them.