my xbox 1 s offline update is always stuck at step 3 (applying update)

Thanks! I eventually had to go to bed and hoped it would finish and it did. All is good now, but I need to find a Series X fast.

Hello @BOBA COOK!

If you're having an issue with updating the console, we suggest preforming Soft Factory Rest Xbox Support by selecting Reset and keep my games & apps. It will reset the OS and delete all potentially corrupted data without deleting your games or apps. However, if the issue persists, please try to Perform an offline system update

Give the troubleshooting a try and let us know how it goes!

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Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this MARINEDADDY21

Is this a regular update or are you part from the Insiders program / beta OS?

If it's the first, try power cycling your console to see if that helps;
1. Turn off your console by pressing the Xbox button on the front of the console for about 10 seconds, until it shuts down completely.
2. Unplug the console's power cable from the console and from the power outlet. Wait 5 minutes.
Important: Be sure to wait at least 5 minutes. This step resets the power supply.
3. Plug the console power cable back in.
4. Press the Xbox button on your console to turn it on.

If the issue persists could be nice perform an offline update for your console. In that way Xbox system will be installed from scratch.
For this you need a USB and PC to format it and transfer files provided in the link below (with steps):

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-ne...

Hi,

My Xbox One S was unable to startup, so I tried to perform Offline System Update using USB drive.

But during offline update using USB, step 1 and step 2 went successful. But during step 3 (42%), it goes into continuous loop of restarting and updating from (34% - 42%) and restarts and try again. This is in continuous loop.

Please help what to do now.

Thanks,

Sameer Gupta