original title: Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever - I know this is answered, but the solutions don't work for me. Please see details! I have installed a legit Windows 7 OS on my laptop. Its not an upgrade, it was a blank hard drive. WIndows 7 installed flawlessly, picked up all my drivers. The only problem is I am having problems with Windows 7 updates. When I choose Windows 7 update, it says "Checking for updates" and stays like that - forever. Even the next day. I did heavy heavy research, found out others are having the same problem. I tried all the fixes I could find, which are listed below: No Anti-virus programs installed yet - brand new Windows 7 ultimate installation There is no spyware - its a brand new clean install Firewall shut off Temp files, cookies, history cleared background intelligent transfer service set to automatic in services.msc software distribution folder renamed tried shutting off automatic updates and doing it manually Added windowsupdate to trust zone ran MicrosoftFixit50202 in normal and advanced mode Even with my internet SHUT OFF (turned off modem) it still checks for updates and doesn't fail with "No internet connection available". Please, please help. Anyone.

VZ and CH have provided the best information for this period of time and I used it recently to fix a new install.

Yossra..... I turned off the updates and nothing happened..... There is a little more to it than that. Depending on when the last time your computer successfully updated was, as VZ suggested, you may need two updates. Do the following... Go to control panel, system and security, windows update, change settings...and... in the drop down box, set it to never install updates. Restart computer. Ignore any warnings about windows update being turned off. Then first install KB3020369: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3020369 (if it is not already installed) then install KB3172605: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3172605 Restart your computer, go back to control panel, system and security, windows update, and turn on windows updates (to whatever delivery option you prefer). Then click "check for updates". You should get a response in less than 10 minutes. Hope this helps.

Edit: The issue has been fixed.

Hey I can't understand what needs to be done. Can you please tell me in points so I cant follow them . Thanks. I'm having the same problem and windows stuck checking the updates. I turned off the updates and nothing happened. Please help me. Thanks

Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever

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original title: Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever - I know this is answered, but the solutions don't work for me. Please see details!

I have installed a legit Windows 7 OS on my laptop. Its not an upgrade, it was a blank hard drive. WIndows 7 installed flawlessly, picked up all my drivers. The only problem is I am having problems with Windows 7 updates. When I choose Windows 7 update, it says "Checking for updates" and stays like that - forever. Even the next day. I did heavy heavy research, found out others are having the same problem. I tried all the fixes I could find, which are listed below:

No Anti-virus programs installed yet - brand new Windows 7 ultimate installation
There is no spyware - its a brand new clean install
Firewall shut off
Temp files, cookies, history cleared
background intelligent transfer service set to automatic in services.msc
software distribution folder renamed
tried shutting off automatic updates and doing it manually
Added windowsupdate to trust zone
ran MicrosoftFixit50202 in normal and advanced mode

Even with my internet SHUT OFF (turned off modem) it still checks for updates and doesn't fail with "No internet connection available".

Please, please help. Anyone.

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Problem solved.

It was my internet connection!! I logged onto my neighbors via wireless unsecured (ssh... don't tell lol), and within 30 seconds, 77 updates came through!

It has to be something in my network.

Thanks for helping though!!

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2016-08-15T00:49:04+00:00

VZ and CH have provided the best information for this period of time and I used it recently to fix a new install.
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2016-08-13T00:34:10+00:00

Yossra.....

I turned off the updates and nothing happened..... There is a little more to it than that. Depending on when the last time your computer successfully updated was, as VZ suggested, you may need two updates.

Do the following...

Go to control panel, system and security, windows update, change settings...and... in the drop down box, set it to never install updates. Restart computer. Ignore any warnings about windows update being turned off. Then first install

KB3020369: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3020369 (if it is not already installed)

then install KB3172605:

https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3172605

Restart your computer, go back to control panel, system and security, windows update, and turn on windows updates (to whatever delivery option you prefer). Then click "check for updates". You should get a response in less than 10 minutes.

Hope this helps.
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Anonymous

2016-08-12T18:37:27+00:00

Edit: The issue has been fixed.
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2016-08-12T17:22:39+00:00

Hey

I can't understand what needs to be done. Can you please tell me in points so I cant follow them . Thanks. I'm having the same problem and windows stuck checking the updates. I turned off the updates and nothing happened. Please help me. Thanks
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