Windows Update Problem Solved through Microsoft Catalogue downloads

Question

Dear Microsoft Community and Microsoft,

I want to greatly thank you  for providing your download catalogue.  I had been working for weeks trying to get windows update to stop checking for updates continuously, and I downloaded KB3172605 from your site, and WOW....it worked beautifully to fix my windows update error 0x8024001e.  I received the error from Microsoft troubleshooting tool.   I can’t thank you enough!!!

Before downloading the file, I was instructed to choose "don't download updates" in Windows Update until everything was up and running again.  Then, if you like, keep that choice and uncheck it once a month to check and choose the updates you wish to download and install.  Updates are sent once a month on a Tuesday.  I was advised not to install audio, network, and hardware updates.

a Happy Customer,

TT

Answer 1

M$ Trouble shooter is useless it never fixes anything

Catalog is not the only place to get downloads

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