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
    2016-04-17T00:02:43+00:00

    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.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T00:31:58+00:00

    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).

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T00:32:57+00:00

    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'....

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T00:35:10+00:00

    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).

    also if you look at the Microsoft FB page & scan the 'guests comments section' you will see a wide variety of users with different PC's different OS's all having the same problem.. I read somewhere this goes back to 2015.. I use Win7Pro & keep my updates up to date so not going without any as they infer to be the problem.. they are trying to make this an end user problem but it isn't I just received an email from one of the 'answer people here' MSFT telecommute employee (?) indicating : You may obtain Microsoft-sponsored Premium (i.e., paid) Support via the Answer Desk => DUH isn't this forum a Microsoft sponsored forum

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-04-17T00:39:58+00:00

    I am not crazy. I have been using Windows for 31 years. Watch your tongue please.

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