Restart the computer after 10 minutes and see if it boots up as usual to the Login screen. However, if your computer is stuck forever at “Working on updates” message, it is time to Force Shut down your Computer by pressing and holding the Power button. Hence, it is always a good idea to be patient and give your computer enough time to download and install the updates. Major Windows Updates are can be quite large in size and and it takes a long time to download and install major Windows updates on your computer. In such cases, Windows update can get stuck at 0%, anywhere from 55% to 99% and sometimes it can it shows as being stuck at 105%! 1.