Windows update not working?

JustAnotherSaver

I was running various scans on my laptop & also decided to update Windows if there was any updates (it's a Windows 7 laptop).

I gave up waiting on it searching for updates. I went to town, came back & still nothing.

Is the update service for Windows 7 down or have they switched it off? I know Win7 is 'old' but i wouldn't have thought it'd be considered old enough to switch off the updates.

grumpycrab

A problem for many, with various fixes. One of my clients (last updated June) cleared itself after installing updates in order ...(note they may take a while)

KB3020369 5/11/15
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5fc4e80d-e1e6-4ea3-9677-5a5f7907d143

KB3172605 21/7/16
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=bda43604-eff9-4539-afab-556eeb7e6b78

JustAnotherSaver

Unfortunately i don't even get to the stage where i can select what to install. It just searches for updates & stays searching.

jshm2

Could be a messed up installer.

The easier way to update quickly is to use wsus offline update. It will even filter out the blacklisted updates.

ih8stress

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Unfortunately i don't even get to the stage where i can select what to install. It just searches for updates & stays searching.

You don't have to do it via that option

I had this exact same problem after doing a factory restore on my Windows 7 desktop pc (see one of my threads on here, NiftyDigits was my hero).

I fixed the windows updates 'hanging' problem by downloading and installing two updates (I got the details from another site but don't have them to hand).
I am almost certain they were the same updates that grumpycrab quotes.

What I did was change my windows updates option to 'never check for updates' (or something similarly worded).

I then downloaded KB3020369 and KB3172605 to my computer and scanned them for viruses.

I installed the first one, then restarted my computer. I then installed the second one and restarted my computer again.

I then went back to windows updates and selected 'check for updates'. I left it running for about 30-40 mins. I think and when I next checked there were updates for me to install.

Try it, hopefully it will work for you.:) If not, I'll try and dig out the details I used as it was slightly different.

They are phasing out support for Windows 7 in about 3 years which is why the updates are causing problems for people now apparently.