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
    2016-08-27T17:34:46+00:00

    I tried just about every tutorial and fixit tool to restore windows update after installing SP1.

    NOTHING worked untill I installed and ran this 3rd party windows update service. After running it initially, windows update started working again.

    IT WORKED FOR ME,

    Link:  WSUS Offline Update

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-28T02:24:56+00:00

    Personally, I feel sorry a Microsoft customer paid a third-party to resolve a problem Microsoft is guilty of creating.  When ever one attempts repair of a problem; they are moving away from a 'legitimate' "fix".  A legitimate fix would be returning the computer to the default value as it was when it was new.  Every attempt one uses that changes the program is moving away from how the software was designed to work.  Regards

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-02T16:56:06+00:00

    After days of trying to get a clean install of Windows 7 Pro (64 bit) to update I made it work after manually installing the following updates:

    KB947821-V34

    KB3138612

    KB3145739

    KB3153199

    KB3161664

    KB3172605

    I hope this helps someone else. Good luck!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-03T13:14:54+00:00

    Hi I'm having the same issue.  I recently had to reload windows 7 to my computer and when I select the windows update which I know there are updates all that happens is the "Checking for Updates" just continues to search and never finishes.  I have let it go for hours thinking it needed time but it just continues to search.  I have tried many different fixes but nothing seems to work.  please help

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