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Windows 7 -Check for updates

Anonymous
2016-08-17T12:40:52+00:00

Split from this thread.

Yes windows 7 stuck on checking for updates.

No solution from reading all I could find on this topic.

Always run as administrator and open command prompt.

Spending all my time up trying to sort it, as is a new dell 11.6 inch.

Reason I mention that because have same problem with Acer 10 inch. about 7 year old. Been formatting to sort problems out, this being one and noticed something this last time I did it. That being while SP1 not installed was ok, and would function correctly Check for updates and within a minute or so how it should function leaving you with a nice  Tick and says No updates available. Install SP1 and thas it finished. Then soon as you tap on windows update to look, all I see is the same, that being a nasty X cross saying check for updates. Take SP1 out and will function normally.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-08-17T12:42:23+00:00

    Stuart

    Please be more positive.

    A lot of problems arise from setting Windows Update to automatically update. Select Start, All Programs, Windows Update, Change Settings. Under Important Updates is a box showing the current setting. Click on the Arrow down to the right and change the selection to “Never check for updates”. Click on OK and restart your computer.

    For a Windows 7 32 bit computer download and install:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9be3154c-bcd5-4391-a121-c96a1aaa71e2

    For a Windows 7 64 bit computer download and install:

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=bda43604-eff9-4539-afab-556eeb7e6b78

    Select Start, All Programs, Windows Update, Change Settings. Under Important Updates is a box showing the current setting. Click on the Arrow down to the right and change the selection to “Check for Updates but let me choose whether to download and install them”. Restart your computer.

    Current as of 1 August 2016

    July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172605

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-17T13:21:01+00:00

    When manually installing updates you need to switch your update settings to Never check for updates and restart the machine first.

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2797-windows-update-settings-change.html

    Make sure KB3020369 is installed if not manually install it this is the main article page with all versions,

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3020369

    These other links do prompt you to download as soon as you click on them just to give you a heads up :)

    Win-7 32 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/8/C0823F43-BFE9-4147-9B0A-35769CBBE6B0/Windows6.1-KB3020369-x86.msu

    Win-7 64 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/D/0/5D0821EB-A92D-4CA2-9020-EC41D56B074F/Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu

    Then manually install KB3172605 main article page with all versions,

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172605

    KB3172605

    Win-7 32 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/C/D/5/CD5DE7B2-E857-4BD4-AA9C-6B30C3E1735A/Windows6.1-KB3172605-x86.msu

    Win-7 64 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/6/0/560504D4-F91A-4DEB-867F-C713F7821374/Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64.msu

    After switch your windows update settings back to what you had prior and manually check for updates and the rest should show up shortly.

    If you need visual aids refer to this

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-update/windows-7-update-problems-read-this-first/28147a5f-b0b0-480b-bed9-834a2da7a375

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-01-05T20:21:15+00:00

    Did that too.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-01-05T20:11:07+00:00

    When manually installing updates you need to switch your update settings to Never check for updates and restart the machine first.

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2797-windows-update-settings-change.html

    :)

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-01-05T19:29:29+00:00

    When manually installing updates you need to switch your update settings to Never check for updates and restart the machine first.

    http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2797-windows-update-settings-change.html

    Make sure KB3020369 is installed if not manually install it this is the main article page with all versions,

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3020369

    These other links do prompt you to download as soon as you click on them just to give you a heads up :)

    Win-7 32 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/C/0/8/C0823F43-BFE9-4147-9B0A-35769CBBE6B0/Windows6.1-KB3020369-x86.msu

    Win-7 64 bit

    https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/D/0/5D0821EB-A92D-4CA2-9020-EC41D56B074F/Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu

    I can't get passed this part.  I clicked on the win-7 64 bit KB3020369 link, but all it does is start checking for updates.... and gets stuck there again.

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