Don't know where to start really, this is the third time I have had to upgrade from 8.1 to 10 as I keep having problems. The latest started with my printer queue not clearing deleted files and now when I go to control panel it is hanging , will not close down unless I restart the pc( it was fine before the printer problem) now it is continually searching for any latest updates but getting nowhere. I also noticed that when trying to print off photos that it does not always send the files to the print queue. I did reload Gimp the latest version on a couple of days ago, and wonder if this has done something to the registry. Hoping someone can help as I am ready to throw it all out of the window.
Control panel and windows update hanging
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Sorry to hear about the issues you are having.
It might be time to bite the bullet and perform a custom clean install of Windows 10 and see if that might help with some of your issues.
I know it's not the ideal or even a preferred solution but having recently battle with similar issues on a machine that began life as Windows 8, was subsequently upgraded to Windows 8.1 and then to Windows 10 and during that time I can't even begin to guess how many programs had been installed, uninstalled, re-installed, etc.,. I imagined that my registry looked like a giant ball of worms or a heart in need of a six way bypass.
So.....
I made a disk image of my current install
https://www.windows10forums.com/threads/please-for-your-own-peace-of-mind.794/
AND then did a custom clean install, put my data back where it belonged, and started installing my programs again one by one (amazing how many you can actually live without).
Best thing I ever did.
Sorry to hear about the issues you are having.
It might be time to bite the bullet and perform a custom clean install of Windows 10 and see if that might help with some of your issues.
I know it's not the ideal or even a preferred solution but having recently battle with similar issues on a machine that began life as Windows 8, was subsequently upgraded to Windows 8.1 and then to Windows 10 and during that time I can't even begin to guess how many programs had been installed, uninstalled, re-installed, etc.,. I imagined that my registry looked like a giant ball of worms or a heart in need of a six way bypass.
So.....
I made a disk image of my current install
https://www.windows10forums.com/threads/please-for-your-own-peace-of-mind.794/
AND then did a custom clean install, put my data back where it belonged, and started installing my programs again one by one (amazing how many you can actually live without).
Best thing I ever did.