I'm also having this problem. Will just leave it alone, as with last month's issue, and hope Microsoft will get it worked out.
Windows Update Hangs
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As of today 12 April 2016 Window 7 SP1 hangs in searching for updates. Unlike other postings in 2015, their is no Orchestrator service in services.msc. Prior to today Windows update was working fine. Why is this happening? Is there any other way to get these updates. I have restarted the OS to no benefit.
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2016-04-12T20:14:44+00:00 I'll let you know tomorrow.
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Anonymous
2016-04-12T20:12:44+00:00 Shutting down the system complicates the problem. What do you have to lose?
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Anonymous
2016-04-12T20:05:57+00:00 I have shutdown the PC and powered up again and still have the problem. Letting it sit overnight is a doubtful solution to me, I will try again tomorrow.
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Anonymous
2016-04-12T19:52:40+00:00 Your solution is simply patience. It is going to take many hours. The more you try to fix it, the more likely you are going to make a mess of your Windows installation. Best is to shut down hibernation/sleep functions, power up, start up before you go to be and look forward to seeing a list of updates to apply in the morning.