Windows 10 updates broken for some in the U.S. and UK

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This time it's not Microsoft's fault and there's an apparent workaround to get back up and running.

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If you're in the U.S. or UK and have noticed your Windows Update is, well, broken, there's some news. Yes, it does seem to be broken, but unfortunately the fault doesn't seem to lie with Microsoft, as ZDNet reports.

The issue seems to be linked to certain ISPs' DNS settings, in particular Comcast in the U.S. and BT in the UK.

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Specifically to BT, one of their representatives says that the relevant network team has been made aware of the issue, but other than that, there's no word on a resolution there. Sadly it's going to be a case of switching as detailed above or waiting it out for the affected ISPs to get their fixes out.

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