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Windows Update Hangs Indefinitley
Tone111:
Ah ok, so you've gone down another route then, might have to give that a try :undecided:
I've had a couple of goes at installing 3161608 but it gets to "checking your computer for updates" and sits there doing it's usual maxing the CPU, slowing everything down, getting hot, and after a full evening last night never got any further before I switched it off for the night!! :rolleyes:
Not impressed, anyway I've changed my setting to Never.. (from ..let me choose, though I also had the WU service set to manual and off) so I might as well give the updates from that link a shot, maybe they will finally do the trick..... :wink:
Boggin:
I've found that disabling SuperFetch lessened the demand on the CPU as well as stopping Windows Update and none of them stuck at searching this computer for updates.
Just got my other laptop back from repair this afternoon and it has the same problem.
As this has just started for this month's updates, I found that I already had some of those updates and some reported as not compatible for this machine.
After I'd installed the ones that would take and restarted Windows Update service and changed the update settings back to auto, I let it check for updates for about 10 mins - but nothing.
I changed the update settings back to Never and stopped the Update service, installed KB3161608 and changed those back again and while I've been writing this post - have been presented with this month's updates with the headline one being for Win 10.
If you get that, then you have to click on the small blue link below the box to see what else is on offer.
I'm in the process of vetting the rest before I give them the go ahead.
Tone111:
Ok, well I'm getting somewhere but I'm not sure where! :confused:
I've installed the updates from the .de page (1 + 4) and they all installed and configured with no problems. Then rebooted and ran WU and this time ran for about 20 minutes then errored with 80070057 ( I think!). Ran .diagcab troubleshooter which did some stuff, reran WU and this time errored with 80080005 after about 20 mins. Reran diagcab, rebooted and reran WU - errored again after 20 mins with 80080005, so I guess it's progress of some sort from the never ending "checking" screen, but not exactly where I want to be.
What would you suggest now - is it worth trying to install the 3161608 or run the AIO repair in safe mode? :undecided:
Tone111:
Well I bit the bullet and decided to have another go at installing the roll-up update 3161608, it installed and configured fine, rebooted, reran WU and lo and behold after about 20 minutes it's run without erroring and told me I have 36 important :sarcastic: and 19 optional updates!! Whoop-de-bloody-whoooooo!! :cheesy: first time I've seen that in about 3 months, now to put google to good use and trawl through all the so-called 'important' updates and see which ones I actually need and can safely install, hello GWX.... :artist: :wink:
Willy2:
- I was forced to re-install Win 7 SP 1 about 2 weeks ago (I can install it from a USB stick) . Had the same problem with WU. It ran for some 5 hours without finding anything. After manually installing KB 3102810 WU found over 180 updates within say 5 to 10 minutes. And up to now I didn't have any problems anymore. I hope it stays this way.
- There was a discussion on this topic on the Piriform forum as well.
https://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=46103
- A lot of people with WU problems asked for help on the "Bleeping Computer" website as well.
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
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