While I use Linux as my main desktop, once in a while I do log in to Windows. The most annoying thing to see after logging in to Windows is updates. It has happened to me on several occasions that Windows Update has stopped working.
In this tutorial, we shall see how to make Windows Update work again. The tutorial should be applicable for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8. Please bear in mind that Windows updates can get stuck at any percent and that, for partially-installed updates, the trick which we are going to use would require you to install those updates again. This will prompt a run dialogue box. In here, type services. Now it brings us to all the services installed on Windows.
These services are listed in alphabetical order. Scroll down and look for Windows Update Service. Right click on it and stop it. This is the folder where the downloaded installation files were stored. Windows Update sucks, and has a problem with partially downloaded update files. Go back to services again as explained in Step 1 and this time start the Windows Update Service, by right-clicking on it.
Try to update Windows again. It should be working this time. Once you have got the updates working, you may find plenty of updates to install at next reboot. This moment calls for a meme:. To speed up the updating of a new Windows 7 system, download the convenience rollup and install it rather than waiting for Windows Update.
There will be much fewer updates to install via Windows Update after you install this, so the process should be much faster.
Check out our instructions on installing the Conveniene Rollup here. This tool will download available Windows Update packages from Microsoft and install them. Run it once, have it download those updates and install them, and Windows Update should work normally afterwards.
This has worked for us in the past when none of the other solutions did. Wait for the updates download. After the tool finishes installing the updates, Windows Update should work normally again. This should hopefully become a bit easier in the future.
In October , Microsoft announced that it was making changes to the way Windows 7 and 8. Microsoft plans to release fewer small updates and more bundles of large updates. It will also begin combining previous updates into a monthly update rollup. This will mean fewer individual updates to install, and updating newly installed Windows 7 systems should become faster over time.
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