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title: "Windows update stuck at “Preparing Windows – Don’t turn off your computer”."  
description: "Windows update stuck at “Preparing Windows – Don’t turn off your computer”."  
author: "Ravi Vishwakarma"  
published: 2025-09-17  
updated: 2025-09-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115748/windows-update-stuck-at-preparing-windows-don-t-turn-off-your-computer  
category: "programming"  
tags: ["laptops"]  

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# Windows update stuck at “Preparing Windows – Don’t turn off your computer”.


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