I installed Windows 7 from scratch on 3 systems this week & have encountered the same problem on all of them. After Windows Update installs the new Update Agent (version 7.6.7600.320) & Windows Update is run again afterwards, it will run for what seems like an eternity without doing anything. To fix the problem, manually download & install update KB3102810. Once this update is installed & the system is restarted, Windows Update should function normally again.
Much easier fix - - just turn off Windows Automatic Updates. Install a top-notch antivirus/firewall and you will be quite safe.
I have always turned off automatic updates on Windows XP, Vista & Win7 on all computers that I have and on all computers that friends have asked me to set up for them in the past 15-20 years.
Never had any virus infections or hacking attacks, none.
You only need to visit the Windows Update portal when there is some Microsoft software you need to download.
message edited by phil22
I believe in letting MS plug their own holes. I have my own systems set to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them", but on the systems I work on, I run Windows Update manually until all the updates are current & then leave the setting at "Install updates automatically (recommended)".
"I installed Windows 7 from scratch on 3 systems this week" I use this.
Update pack - Simplix Pack to update Live Win7 System/ Integrate hotfixes into Win7 distribution
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/th...
http://update7.simplix.info/UpdateP...
Set automatic update search to "Never check for updates" and restart.
Download and install KB3145739 manually
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dow... (64bit)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dow... (32bit)
Try automatic updates again again.
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