Windows 7 update not working

Anonymous
2012-06-05T15:14:05+00:00

I have tried all the solutions on the forum but i still have the problem of windows 7 update not working.My computer has been shutdown for 6 weeks as i have been  away. On startup yesterday th probleme  started.

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Anonymous
2012-06-06T10:29:23+00:00

Go into Control Panel >> click on Windows Update item

Click on Change settings (at top left)

under Important updates, click on the down-arrow pull-down

Click on Never check for updates

press OK

Close the Control Panel window

Then Logoff and restart Windows fresh.

When ready, go back into Control Panel >> click on Windows Update item

Click on Change settings (at top left)

under Important updates, click on the down-arrow pull-down

Now make the selection that you need for automatic updates

press OK when done

Close the Control Panel window

Next, do a fresh visit to Windows Update. Kindly advise on results.

If this solves the original issue, kindly click on the MARK It (green) icon.

If this has helped, click on the green Yes  (Helpful) icon as appropos

~ Maurice

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-09-07T08:38:56+00:00

    Yes, I am not sure how long it actually took before it started downloading updates. But basically I just let the computer run after I installed Win 7 (Pro) I also tested this on another laptop with the same result :-) As I mentioned, I suspect that the issue was identified and fixed by Microsoft, and they will probably never admit doing so....

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-09-06T20:22:15+00:00

    so you just left the computer searching for the updates for 3 days?  I can do that I just wanted to make sure that's what you did.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-06T20:21:28+00:00

    thanks for the reply and I was very unhappy with windows 10 which was why I had to reinstall 7 to my computer.  if you are one like me that uses the HOMEGROUP its not working on windows 10.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-05T11:16:47+00:00

    After reading about the problems users had with Windows Update on Win 7 and also experiencing this myself, I feel the need to say my opinion on this subject: There is nothing wrong with your computers ! The problem lies with Microsoft. After I installed Win 7 on 3 separate computers and had the exact same problem with Windows Update i realized that the issue was not on my side... I even called Microsoft 2 times about this. The first time a Tech had a remote session with my computer and tried the same  workarounds that was suggested on different forums. This did of course solve nothing at all, it was just a total waste of time. The second time I called, the Support Tech insisted on doing exactly the same thing once again, which I of course refused. I told the person in pretty clear words that I suspected that it was a MS issue. After this I decided to install Win 7 on a computer and just leave it on to see how long it takes to get updates  (if any) I checked it about 36 hours later there were several updates available. So my conclusion is that either this takes quite a long time or the problem was fixed by Microsoft (without telling anyone about it...) Anyway the fix seems to be being patient... Now I'm just annoyed thinking about how much time I wasted on this.

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