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
    2016-09-07T19:40:09+00:00

    This happened to me on my laptop as well and I recall leaving it alone for a few days and it finally began installing updates.  

    However...this time around, I did not have 3 or 4 days to wait for them to work, as I needed to work asap. So I had to use the offline updater instead, and that worked wonderfully for me, within 1-2 hours, tops. :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-11T20:10:16+00:00

    wsusoffline tool not working for me. Gives error while validating the signature of the downloaded cab file.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-13T04:22:47+00:00

    The easy fix for Windows 7 not updating is actually quite simple,  the problem was to find out how.

    The first thing you do is to go into Microsoft Automatic update and turn it completely off in the update settings. This has to be done first.

    Down load the Microsoft  Standalone Update for SP1 and install

    Then make sure you have the April 2015 Servicing Stack update  KB3020369 down load it and install If it is already there it will tell you.

    Then download the  All In one Microsoft Convenience Roll up  KB3125574 for your version of windows 7 and install.

    Once this is installed your computer will search for other updates and install them after these are complete turn on your automatic update and you will find everything is working normally.   If my instructions are slightly confusing search for  “How to Geek Windows 7 all at once update with the Microsoft Connivance Rollup” and the site will give you step by step instructions with links to the update sites. 

    It really irritates me that Microsoft who is the cause of the problem does not just list the steps in one spot that is easy to find with  a simple search which would give them an abundance of good will, however their attitude seems to be make it as hard as possible so you will move on to their new operating system.  Windows 10 is excellent  however I am not going to put it on a 2gb memory net book that will not handle it and I only use for email when travelling

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