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.

Give it a whole day to update, and you'll be alright. I'm already "alright."

@vienna10 & anyone else with a similar problem: To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, please begin your own, new thread in the appropriate forum. See... • HOW TO begin your own, new thread about your computer & problem http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/Page/faq#faqAskQuestion1 • What information to post in the Windows Update forum http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/1467f44b-ee27-4f7d-98d7-f1c4b35b3395 PS: Bonus Points for telling us if the computer-in-question ever had Win10 (Preview or RTW) installed at any point! I'm not exactly sure as to why a new thread should be started. This thread is about "Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever" and this is exactly my problem. No, this one had never Windows 10 installed

No. I let mine run for over 24 hours and it still did not do anything. I found a work around though and finally got my updates. What worked for me was to cancel and forget about manually getting updates. I changed the time (Sundays at 3 AM to download updates automatically) to about an hour to the time it was then and kept the computer on. A few hours later I found that quite a few had been magically installed. Did it again (changed the time, etc.) and got more updates and did it a couple more times until I got "up-to-date" Whoopee! Then Windows asked me if I wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 and low and behold, I now have Windows 10 working on this old computer (2008 bios and 1010 manufacturing date). Will wonders never cease........

I'm not exactly sure as to why a new thread should be started... Pick one or more: To avoid confusion To avoid inappropriate, possibly harmful, advice To get YOUR problem resolved Because your computer is not the same as any other computer Because I might be able to help you and asked you to do so

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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Anonymous

2015-12-21T00:26:49+00:00

Give it a whole day to update, and you'll be alright.

I'm already "alright."
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Anonymous

2015-12-21T10:50:54+00:00

@vienna10 & anyone else with a similar problem: To avoid confusion & duplication of effort, please begin your own, new thread in the appropriate forum.

See...

    • HOW TO begin your own, new thread about your computer & problem

       http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/Page/faq#faqAskQuestion1

    • What information to post in the Windows Update forum

       http://answers.microsoft.com/thread/1467f44b-ee27-4f7d-98d7-f1c4b35b3395

PS: Bonus Points for telling us if the computer-in-question ever had Win10 (Preview or RTW) installed at any point!

I'm not exactly sure as to why a new thread should be started. This thread is about "Windows 7 Checking For Updates stuck forever" and this is exactly my problem.

No, this one had never Windows 10 installed
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Anonymous

2015-12-21T19:55:05+00:00

No. I let mine run for over 24 hours and it still did not do anything. I found a work around though and finally got my updates. What worked for me was to cancel and forget about manually getting updates. I changed the time (Sundays at 3 AM to download updates automatically) to about an hour to the time it was then and kept the computer on. A few hours later I found that quite a few had been magically installed. Did it again (changed the time, etc.) and got more updates and did it a couple more times until I got "up-to-date" Whoopee! Then Windows asked me if I wanted to upgrade to Windows 10 and low and behold, I now have Windows 10 working on this old computer (2008 bios and 1010 manufacturing date). Will wonders never cease........
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2015-12-21T22:58:56+00:00
I'm not exactly sure as to why a new thread should be started...

Pick one or more:
- To avoid confusion
- To avoid inappropriate, possibly harmful, advice
- To get YOUR problem resolved
- Because your computer is not the same as any other computer
- Because I might be able to help you and asked you to do so
Was this answer helpful?

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