Windows Update Hangs

This is it! :)

My machine said I had that update installed under installed updates, so don't know what the deal was, but I installed it again, which means I must've removed it or something.

Anyway, just took a whole 7 minutes to check for updates and a total of 17 minutes to check, download, install and reboot!!

Thank you so much and really appreciate those direct links!! :)

Someone else mentioned already having that update. Perhaps this was a later, revised version. It did work like a charm for me, too, and so happy to have found good people on here willing to share the solution!

WORKS FOR ME TOO!

I have a 32bit netbook that has been searching for updates for nearly 24 hours without result.  I stopped WU, restarted, then updated with a manually downloaded KB3145739, restarted.  WU found the updates in 26 minutes.

That is a big WOW!

NOTE:  There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of this KB. 

Thanks Joel

I look after 150 client computers.  I will be trying this on many others in the near future and will report back.

32 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51857 

64 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51853

This is it! :)

My machine said I had that update installed under installed updates, so don't know what the deal was, but I installed it again, which means I must've removed it or something.

Anyway, just took a whole 7 minutes to check for updates and a total of 17 minutes to check, download, install and reboot!!

Thank you so much and really appreciate those direct links!! :)

Worked for me also... TY so much

WORKS FOR ME TOO!

I have a 32bit netbook that has been searching for updates for nearly 24 hours without result.  I stopped WU, restarted, then updated with a manually downloaded KB3145739, restarted.  WU found the updates in 26 minutes.

That is a big WOW!

NOTE:  There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of this KB. 

Thanks Joel

I look after 150 client computers.  I will be trying this on many others in the near future and will report back.

32 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51857 

64 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51853

This is it! :)

My machine said I had that update installed under installed updates, so don't know what the deal was, but I installed it again, which means I must've removed it or something.

Anyway, just took a whole 7 minutes to check for updates and a total of 17 minutes to check, download, install and reboot!!

Thank you so much and really appreciate those direct links!! :)

OMG  this did the trick.. I needed the 32 bit version installed easily, found the updates in less than 10 min. did the download/install .... Thank you so much..

WORKS FOR ME TOO!

I have a 32bit netbook that has been searching for updates for nearly 24 hours without result.  I stopped WU, restarted, then updated with a manually downloaded KB3145739, restarted.  WU found the updates in 26 minutes.

That is a big WOW!

NOTE:  There are both 32 and 64 bit versions of this KB. 

Thanks Joel

I look after 150 client computers.  I will be trying this on many others in the near future and will report back.

32 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51857 

64 bit version:   https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51853

This is it! :)

My machine said I had that update installed under installed updates, so don't know what the deal was, but I installed it again, which means I must've removed it or something.

Anyway, just took a whole 7 minutes to check for updates and a total of 17 minutes to check, download, install and reboot!!

Thank you so much and really appreciate those direct links!! :)

Hello BalintT, thank you for your advice! It worked for me and finally have this update installed within 5 mins. I've checked for updates again and finally got them.

Thank you also Joel_CS and all those who have come up with this good idea to get this month's updates. I already look forward to next month :D