Help! computer stuck while installing automatic updates

Hi there, I'm having a problem while installing the automatic updates. I bought this iMac about 7 months ago and I've installed all the automatic updates without any problems, but since 2 weeks ago when the updated software asked me to restart my computer to install the new updates, the computer just got stuck after loging out when the INSTALLING UPDATES windows appears. It stayed there for about 6 hours (I thought it was like a really large update) but the process bar was still like in 1%. So I just pressed the ON/OFF button and restarted the computer.
Now I have 4 updates outstanding and everytime I tried to install them the same happens, the computer gets stuck in the installation window.
Does anyone here know what could be wrong and how to fix it? is there any way to delete the installations remaining and start right from scratch or something?
Please I need help! this is the first Mac I've ever had!
Thank you all.
Cheers,
German D Salamanca
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