Windows Update Hangs

Anonymous
2016-04-12T19:28:32+00:00

As of today 12 April 2016 Window 7 SP1 hangs in searching for updates.  Unlike other postings in 2015, their is no Orchestrator service in services.msc.  Prior to today Windows update was working fine.  Why is this happening?  Is there any other way to get these updates.  I have restarted the OS to no benefit.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-11-04T16:51:35+00:00

    Error when installing that kb, dialog shows update not applicable to my system.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-22T09:14:02+00:00

    Confirming that Windows Update now behaves. This solved it.

    Thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-07-29T06:40:09+00:00

    Thanks, I have installed them. My updates already went through, so we'll see next month. Still, I hope Microsoft pushes this as an important update. Instead of the 50 "upgrade windows" updates they've been bombarding us with in the past year. Instead, this stands as some kind of optional pack...

    Since it is now July 29 in many parts of the world, we shall see.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-07-23T19:59:30+00:00

    Thanks, I have installed them. My updates already went through, so we'll see next month. Still, I hope Microsoft pushes this as an important update. Instead of the 50 "upgrade windows" updates they've been bombarding us with in the past year. Instead, this stands as some kind of optional pack...

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-07-23T13:43:37+00:00

    KB3172605 is likely to do so. :)

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