Hi, thank you for the response. Actually I solved this way:
- Restart Backgroud Intelligent Transfer Service;
- Restart Windows Update service;
- Run the troubleshooter.
Windows Update stuck at "checking for updates"
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Hello,
after updating Windows 11 preview from build 25163 to 25169 I experienced the issue stated in the title. Then I rolled back to 25163 and Windows Update worked correctly. Finally installed the latest build 25174 and the problem appeared again.
I tried the following methods in order to solve:
- Stop the BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services; delete "SoftwareDistribution" and "catroot2" folders; and restart the services.
- Running Windows Update troubleshooter: it stucks at "checking for pending restarts".
- Restart the system.
- Try a clean boot.
Actually I can bypass the issue by using "PSWindowsUpdate" module for Powershell, but I would like to make the regular service work correctly anyway.
So any suggestion to solve this?
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2022-08-08T15:48:25+00:00 Hello,
after updating Windows 11 preview from build 25163 to 25169 I experienced the issue stated in the title. Then I rolled back to 25163 and Windows Update worked correctly. Finally installed the latest build 25174 and the problem appeared again.
I tried the following methods in order to solve:
- Stop the BITS, Cryptographic, MSI Installer and the Windows Update Services; delete "SoftwareDistribution" and "catroot2" folders; and restart the services.
- Running Windows Update troubleshooter: it stucks at "checking for pending restarts".
- Restart the system.
- Try a clean boot.
Actually I can bypass the issue by using "PSWindowsUpdate" module for Powershell, but I would like to make the regular service work correctly anyway.
So any suggestion to solve this?
Try Doing BIOS reset