Windows 7 Update Searches For Hours

Recently I have had several people contact me that when they did a complete reinstall of Windows 7 that it will let them do several updates. After it does the SP1 update it seems to get stuck in the searching for New Update mode for hours or days.
If anyone has this problem do not get frustrated. Microsoft has implemented these security for updates installers. It seems that the Windows updates will give you the outdated ones and when SP1 is installed it does not recognize them.
There are 8 updates I will list here from Microsoft that will correct this problem. I would install the first 5 of these. The last 3 I did for good measure, just for extra caution.

You will have to restart PC after each of these. Takes about 15 minutes depend on speed of Computer.


64 Bit OS
KB3020369-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46817
KB3050265-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47351
KB3065987-v2-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47734
KB3102810-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=49540
KB3135445-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50797

KB3138612-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51212
KB3161664-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52794
KB3172605-x64
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53332

32 Bit OS
KB3020369-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46827
KB3050265-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ph/download/details.aspx?id=47352
KB3065987-v2-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47737
KB3102810-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-my/download/details.aspx?id=49542
KB3135445-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=50793

KB3138612-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-sg/download/details.aspx?id=51208
KB3161664-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52823
KB3172605-x86
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53335


Save these updates to your desktop so you do not have to keep coming back here for them after each restart.

I hope this helps with all future Update problems with new install of Windows 7

 

One size doesn't seem to fit all with the ongoing WU saga, I've collected a few useful sites/methods, currently (because historically MS changed the goalposts monthly) the following all seem to be pertinent:

Quickly analyze Windows Update errors: http://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/12/check-windows-update-errors/

Windows Upgrade Error Codes Decrypted: http://www.ghacks.net/2016/10/12/windows-error-codes-decrypted/

Fix Windows Update issues with Reset Windows Update Agent: http://www.ghacks.net/2015/10/18/fix-windows-update-issues-with-reset-windows-update-agent/

W8.1/W7/Vista WU fix: http://wu.krelay.de/en/

W7 WU fix/discussion: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...solution/f39a65fa-9d10-42e7-9bc0-7f5096b36d0c

W7 new installs, resets and upgrade method suitable for multiple and very outdated PCs: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/...s-up-to-2016?p=7955927&viewfull=1#post7955927

MS 'official fix' for W7: Windows Update is taking an unusually long time to scan and install updates




Also check out Woody's site: https://www.askwoody.com/

And his InfoWorld blog: http://www.infoworld.com/blog/woody-on-windows/

 

These have worked for the 7 computers I have worked with. All of which were Windows 7 Home Premium or Pro.
I am sure there are other problems.
I have not seen any W8.1 or Vista's come to me with this problem, but I will keep this in mind when I do.
Thank you

 

This is hopefully the answer.
In a nutshell...
http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/08/windows-7-8-1-moving-to-windows-10s-cumulative-update-model/

 

Even after running wsus offline on a fresh install of Win 7 Ultimate x64, I had to install KB3020369 and KB3172605 to get WU to find the remaining individual updates. MS has already gone to the "Cumulative" Win 10 type updates discussed in Eldon's link for Win 7 so, if you don't want WU to hang for sevefral hours or even days while searching for updates, install those two updates after setting WU to NEVER search for updates first.

 

They all work "for some people".

 

What usually works is manually updating the Windows Update Agent/module.

I posted a thread some time ago about how to proceed from a FRESH install.

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/solved-windows-7-clean-install-not-updating.309201/

Hasn't failed me yet...

Windows images (burn to DVD):

https://1drv.ms/f/s!Aus47WpmlzFPgSpTAMgwUz11pB1y

 

I had a post on here that does work just fine.But for no reason at all some one deleted that post.There was nothing wrong with it.

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/windows-7-up-date-fix.312616/

So i will post my thread.

Every thing as a slight difference in instructions.

 

Not so wise, reposting the same thing after a deletion.

That's outdated, the Windows Update Catalog is now redirecting to the WWW version, which is browser agnostic. It's also rather long-winded.

The concise version of that I've already linked to above, it's the MS official version of the 'fix': Windows Update is taking an unusually long time to scan and install updates