Windows Update Hangs

It is going to take many hours.

How is that even remotely acceptable?

some of their astute responses are laughable or when you don't know the answer 'fake it'....

Do you think Microsoft is even working on  this issue ???  Are we being, as window 7 users, forced into windows 10 ??

It's obviously a bug that occurred over time that Microsoft has no intensive to fix.... for the time being I hope! Microsoft.... please help save our planet by not having our computers use up so much power!

First of all, it's NOT really so much their problem to fix...it's a disassociation caused by either leaving the computer without updates for a long period of time, or a new install that needs to be tweaked (this isn't automatic and perfect, and neither are the OTHERS) or maybe even corruption of a file that needs repair.

you are crazy.... a new Windows 7 install shouldn't require any special tweaks to be upgrade ready... remember, a tweak can be in the form of an upgrade. The tweak that is working now is a recent update that came out this month that Most people don't know about.  But you have to download and install it first before using the Windows update.

RobertSerb -- You are absolutely right.  I could see the "it's a problem with your computer" response if it was one or, at most, a few people.  This is many, many people.  Many, many computers.  All with the same problems, both last month and this (and some people, I hear, have been dealing with it even farther back than March).

Do you think Microsoft is even working on  this issue ???  Are we being, as window 7 users, forced into windows 10 ??

It's obviously a bug that occurred over time that Microsoft has no intensive to fix.... for the time being I hope! Microsoft.... please help save our planet by not having our computers use up so much power!

First of all, it's NOT really so much their problem to fix...it's a disassociation caused by either leaving the computer without updates for a long period of time, or a new install that needs to be tweaked (this isn't automatic and perfect, and neither are the OTHERS) or maybe even corruption of a file that needs repair.

you are crazy.... a new Windows 7 install shouldn't require any special tweaks to be upgrade ready... remember, a tweak can be in the form of an upgrade. The tweak that is working now is a recent update that came out this month that Most people don't know about.  But you have to download and install it first before using the Windows update.

They do not want you updating Windows 7.  They want you replacing it with Windows 10.

Their "wants" are irrelevant. They're under obligation to provide timely security updates until 2020. End of story.

They can want all they want personally I don't plan to do the Windows10 upgrade I will switch to Apple

I never had to wait that long before so why should today be any different? The most I ever had it stall at "checking for updates" is about 15 minutes. It also never made my CPU go as high as today is. What is the reason for this "patience" when we never had to wait that long before. Hours? What is the reason for this happening?

Obviously Microsoft is having a problem they can't resolve & won't admit to so we will all get the 'ring around the rosy' answers