Windows 7 not updating

[bigboy529]

Hi all
This is on a Dell laptop with Windows 7 professional 64 bit.
When checking for updates it just does nothing, shows no progress as if getting stuck.
I read online to go to "troubleshooting" and select Windows Update, that this will run through a process which will fix the issue, but if doing this it also seams that this process is getting stuck, I left it for more than a hour and it does nothing, no progress, no errors.

I recall something similar also happened to another machine of mine a few months ago, where Windows update didn't work, I can't remember what I did to fix the problem and whether I did anything to fix it at all.

Any ideas?

 

[supersunbird]

When last were updates run on it?

 

[Mr Scratch]

https://decentsecurity.com/#/holiday-tasks/

Section 8.

 

[supersunbird]

On a clean Window 7 SP1 64bit I install the following:

Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64
Windows6.1-KB3138612-x64
Windows6.1-KB3145739-x64
Windows6.1-KB3153199-x64

Restart, then I install the big rollup that has all updates to about April 2016:
AMD64-all-windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3125574

Restart, then I install the small rollup for July:
Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64

Then I run Windows Updates, it quickly finds the other updates not covered (about 60).

If one doesn't do the above it takes ages (sometimes over 24hours) to find the windows updates.

 

[LazyLion]

It's been happening to me for a long time now. Even the big "SP2" update refuses to install at all.

 

[Chris14]

I had a similar issue.
I did a fresh install on Windows 7 Pro OEM (License under laptop), run updates etc then nothing happend

After that I run some
August 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3179573
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53581

But now it's Nov so you might need the Nov 2016 Update

 

[bigboy529]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll try them out tomorrow if I have time.

 

[catman37]

I haven been having the same issue. I was wondering what was going on. I've left it on for a week and nothing happens

 

[Rickster]

C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution

Try deleting all the folders in that folder, empty recycle bin, reboot PC and search for updates.

 

[bigboy529]

I'm out of ideas, did everything suggested and more including leaving it to search for updates for at least 24 hours, still nothing.

 

[catman37]

On a clean Window 7 SP1 64bit I install the following:

Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64
Windows6.1-KB3138612-x64
Windows6.1-KB3145739-x64
Windows6.1-KB3153199-x64

Restart, then I install the big rollup that has all updates to about April 2016:
AMD64-all-windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=3125574

Restart, then I install the small rollup for July:
Windows6.1-KB3172605-x64

Then I run Windows Updates, it quickly finds the other updates not covered (about 60).

If one doesn't do the above it takes ages (sometimes over 24hours) to find the windows updates.

I followed these instructions. It worked perfectly.

Thanks very much

 

[The_Librarian]

Also have the same issue on two virtual win7 32bit machines.

 

[Rickster]

I'm out of ideas, did everything suggested and more including leaving it to search for updates for at least 24 hours, still nothing.

Are you using your ISP's DNS or Googles?

 

[bigboy529]

Are you using your ISP's DNS or Googles?

My ISP's, Afrihost. If that makes any difference, my PC connected to the same wifi network updates just fine, it has a different version of Win7 though.

 

[backstreetboy]

Upgrade to Windows 10. People still use Windows 7?!?

 

[Dylan_G]

I spent the better part of 2 weekends trying to sort out two separate PCs on which I did fresh installs.

I agree with supersunbird , you should do the roll-up updates and the patches. I also found that this helps: http://download.wsusoffline.net/

 

[Rickster]

My ISP's, Afrihost. If that makes any difference, my PC connected to the same wifi network updates just fine, it has a different version of Win7 though.

Still doesnt answer my question.

 

[supersunbird]

Upgrade to Windows 10. People still use Windows 7?!?

Yes. The moment you fix the multiple locations for settings/control panel and the clunky nature of the Win10 settings screens we will move right over... thnxbai

 

[backstreetboy]

Yes. The moment you fix the multiple locations for settings/control panel and the clunky nature of the Win10 settings screens we will move right over... thnxbai

Luckily I don't spend my time staring at settings/CP all the time. Windows search/Cortana wil take care of that anyway.

 

[Rickster]

Upgrade to Windows 10. People still use Windows 7?!?

Honestly if there was no reason to move to W10 I would still be on 7.