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15 questions linked to/from Attempting to Install MSU hotfixes results in "Searching for updates on this computer..." to last forever
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I'm stuck at this "Windows Update Standalone Installer" can you help me continue the update? [duplicate]
I've been trying to get this to work for days on end. I've reset my computer, redownloaded this update KB2592687 and waited hours for it to update. Does anyone know a way I can get past the "windows ...
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Windows 8.1 x64 update stuck [duplicate]
When I manually 'check for updates' , it gets stuck on 'checking for updates'
I read that I should install KB3112336 manually, but the standalone installer also gets stuck on 'searching for updates ...
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Windows 7 SP1 Windows Update stuck checking for updates
I installed Windows 7 fresh and installed SP1. Now, when I try to check manually for Windows Updates it just hangs on the Checking for updates screen.
I tried running the tools in How do I reset ...
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Windows Update doesn't work and consumes 100% of CPU (Win7 SP1) [duplicate]
I've observed a strange behaviour with Windows Update (Win7 SP1). The process svchost is consuming an entire core of my Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) doing nothing (i.e., there is no network traffic ...
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Windows 7 - Windows Update Hangs On "Checking For Updates" [duplicate]
Today I installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1. For some reason, it will just not update. I try to run Windows Update but all it does is hangs at "Checking for updates". I even let ...
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Windows update stand alone pakages (msu) loop
The windows update of my windows 7 sp1 is not working. So i decided to get possible updates as a stand alone packages. i downloaded many packages. but when i clicked at one of the packages firstly ...
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Finding CPU usage of a service
Because my laptop fan was spinning up for no reason, I had a look at the CPU usage and I see svchost with 12.5% CPU, which is basically a full core.
Now, I'm aware that svchost runs services and I ...
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Searching for updates takes ages on freshly installed Windows 7 Pro [duplicate]
The title says it all. Since a few months, on every Windows 7 workstation I reinstall, the first check for updates takes several hours, during which there is no disk nor network activity but an ...
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How to fix Windows 8.1 Update Hanging
My Windows 8.1 laptop has not been updated for a long time. I am trying to run Windows Update > Check for updates but it keeps showing the Checking for updates... progress bar forever (more than 3 ...
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Windows Update Error 80244019 after long time searching for updates
I have not updated my Windows system for over 5 months now (Windows 7, 64bit, SP1). This happened by mistake, not on purpose, because Windows update was set to install updates manually with prompting ...
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Windows update not working in VirtualBox [closed]
I am trying to run Windows Update on a fresh VM using VirtualBox, but the Windows Update keeps hanging on "Checking for updates..."
Host OS: macOS
Guest OS: Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro
Happy ...
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Windows 8.1 RT keep searching for update after installation of KB2919355 April 2014 Update 1
I have a tablet that run Windows 8.1 RT. I did a restore few days ago then I started do the updates availables in Windows Update. After a few Update/Reboot cycles, KB 2919355 April 2014 Update 1 was ...
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KB968211 hangs on win7
When I watch a video with Firefox I get constantly a message that I should upgrade my media player leading me to this page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/968211
If I download and install it, ...
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Can't connect to Windows Update
I couldn't connect to Windows Update nor install .NET so I've done a clean install of Windows 8.1 from Microsoft's iso.
The same problem occurs : the loading bar is never beginning ! No error message....
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Install .Net 3.5 on Windows 8.1 [duplicate]
Trying to install windows 8.1 on an MSI gs73vr 6rf. Fresh install goes well as do drivers and such. Problems begin when using windows update and trying to install .net 3.5 or any updates at all. I can ...
