Windows 7 Updates not downloading.

Anonymous
2016-04-21T22:26:45+00:00

My Windows 7 machine will not download updates.  I have the system setup for manual selection and installation of updates.  When I choose the updates I want and say download, the "Downloading updates" screen displays and does nothing.  It says it is downloading 123 updates, but it sits at 0 KB total, 0% complete.  Please help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-05-11T10:15:18+00:00

    This sounds like the same problem I'm having right now (it started a month ago for me too). wuauserv is going crazy on my machine, running the **** out of my CPU, meanwhile Windows Update continues "checking for updates" forever.

    Disable Windows Update. BOOM. Problem solved. :\

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-05-11T11:15:51+00:00

    I'm only going to install programs from Microsoft, not from some random source. However that Diagnostics tool shows an error: Windows Update error 0x80070490(2016-05-11-T-01_59_11P). I think this is the same error as last time. These Microsoft diagnostics and fix it programs can't seem to fix the problem, so why even bother running them? Also, after running the Diagnostics tool updates show "never" as if no updates were installed, but they are there.

    You can't turn off updates, because then security is compromised, as if it wasn't bad enough on Windows in the first place.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-05-11T12:07:22+00:00

    for Windows Update error 0x80070490 check this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/958044

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-11T12:23:43+00:00

    The general issue has returned with patch day May. This month's solution is to install KB3153199 in advance

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52214

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52232

    and, if you don't already have it, KB3145739.

    Regards, VZ

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-05-11T13:04:54+00:00

    This is the golden words, they should be delivered strictly HQ Microsoft, or even God's ears (for Real Support).

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