Windows Update keeps trying to reinstall 25H2 on my 26H2 build , blocking all further updates
I'm currently on Windows 11 26H2, running the Insider channel. For the past few days, Windows Update keeps repeatedly offering/attempting to install 25H2 ,even though I'm already ahead of it and as a result I'm no longer receiving any new updates at all. It just gets stuck in this loop.
What I've tried so far:
- Pausing updates (7 days and the full 35-day option) makes no difference, it keeps re-offering the same 25H2 install as soon as (or even before) the pause ends.
- Confirmed under Settings > System > About that my installed version is correctly showing as 26H2.
- Manually checking for updates / restarting several times.
u/Drunkard_117 — 6 days ago