Do you get Microsoft Windows error of…

Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install.

… while trying to install another application? Yeah, it can be quite annoying as especially if you did not trigger the Windows Installer.

Xybernetics Microsoft Windows Another installation is already in progress. Complete that installation before proceeding with this install.

The Windows Installer that running in the background was the Microsoft Windows trying to install a Microsoft Windows Update… even when I disable the update, it seems to be quite resilient and persistent in trying to install the Microsoft Windows update. Whatever the reason maybe, this is how I resolve this error… or “problem”.

Open your Task Manager, by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard. Search for the Windows Installer and Windows Installer (32 bit) in the Processes tab. Click on any of the task (Windows Installer or Windows Installer (32 bit)), press the Del key in the leyboard (or click on the “End Task” button on the bottom right-hand side of the Task Manager Window).

Xybernetics Microsoft Windows Task Manager Windows Installer and Windows Installer (32 bit)

And try installing your application and I will start installing normally. Below is a YouTube video of how to do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28PsaSG7JM8
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I am a software developer in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with passion in getting my fingers in any new technology. I started software development when I was 10 years old and have never looked back. Now with well over 35 years of software development, I wanted to share some of these key knowledge with the people of the world in the wide web.