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.

I solved the same problem by setting my automatic updates for the next hour and kept the computer on. That way I got some of the updates and installed them (restarted and all). Then I set automatic updates for the next hour and got a bunch more. Now the computer has all the updates and seems to be OK, but I am not going to use the manual update for some tine, since that is where I got all my problems.

I have an ongoing issue with Windows Update... around 3/7/16 a msg popped on my screen saying I had 27 updates for Win7 waiting, I clicked OK...it apparently downloaded the updates but most or all of them are "pending", "failed" or did not download. My laptop, a Toshiba Satlt L775 is stuck in a repeating loop of restarting to install an update every 5 minutes . I have researched every place I can think of, but have not been able to find out WHY this is happening!! ANY input or guidance is appreciated!!

I solved the same problem by setting my automatic updates for the next hour and kept the computer on. That way I got some of the updates and installed them (restarted and all). Then I set automatic updates for the next hour and got a bunch more. Now the computer has all the updates and seems to be OK, but I am not going to use the manual update for some tine, since that is where I got all my problems. Clever. Even if it doesn't work -- good thinking to try it. I'll see if I can get it to work since that's easy. Thanks!

I have an ongoing issue with Windows Update... around 3/7/16 a msg popped on my screen saying I had 27 updates for Win7 waiting, I clicked OK...it apparently downloaded the updates but most or all of them are "pending", "failed" or did not download. My laptop, a Toshiba Satlt L775 is stuck in a repeating loop of restarting to install an update every 5 minutes . I have researched every place I can think of, but have not been able to find out WHY this is happening!! ANY input or guidance is appreciated!! had already tried something similar, but no luck. Even resorted to using a program to automate the download, but it is also stuck searching for updates. So I assume that it must be something internal

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

2016-03-21T13:07:58+00:00

I solved the same problem by setting my automatic updates for the next hour and kept the computer on. That way I got some of the updates and installed them (restarted and all). Then I set automatic updates for the next hour and got a bunch more. Now the computer has all the updates and seems to be OK, but I am not going to use the manual update for some tine, since that is where I got all my problems.
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2016-03-21T16:02:20+00:00

I have an ongoing issue with Windows Update...

around 3/7/16 a msg popped on my screen saying I had 27 updates for Win7 waiting, I clicked OK...it apparently downloaded the updates but most or all of them are "pending", "failed" or did not download. My laptop, a Toshiba Satlt L775 is stuck in a repeating loop of restarting to install an update every 5 minutes. I have researched every place I can think of, but have not been able to find out WHY this is happening!!

ANY input or guidance is appreciated!!
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2016-03-21T16:33:08+00:00

I solved the same problem by setting my automatic updates for the next hour and kept the computer on. That way I got some of the updates and installed them (restarted and all). Then I set automatic updates for the next hour and got a bunch more. Now the computer has all the updates and seems to be OK, but I am not going to use the manual update for some tine, since that is where I got all my problems.

Clever. Even if it doesn't work -- good thinking to try it. I'll see if I can get it to work since that's easy.

Thanks!
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2016-03-21T16:52:23+00:00

I have an ongoing issue with Windows Update...

around 3/7/16 a msg popped on my screen saying I had 27 updates for Win7 waiting, I clicked OK...it apparently downloaded the updates but most or all of them are "pending", "failed" or did not download. My laptop, a Toshiba Satlt L775 is stuck in a repeating loop of restarting to install an update every 5 minutes. I have researched every place I can think of, but have not been able to find out WHY this is happening!!

ANY input or guidance is appreciated!!

had already tried something similar, but no luck. Even resorted to using a program to automate the download, but it is also stuck searching for updates. So I assume that it must be something internal
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