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Late reply, sorry! I tried it and i'm afraid it didn't solve the issue :/
Late reply, sorry! I tried it and i'm afraid it didn't solve the issue :/
Well some users report that installing a particular version of Windows Update Client fixes the issue for them. However the version required varies.
Personally I found that although installing a particular version of Windows Update Client improved things (less RAM usage) it still wasn't a complete fix.
The solution for me was to fully remove Windows Updates including various files and folders along with resetting IE and fully removing and reinstalling .NET Framework. Then force install Windows Update Client. The fix is very long and complicated and may not even work the first time around. It could take several attempts.
I'm not confident that I could guide you through the fix.
RE: Your issue - the same as in Post #10 of this thread
There is something you can try although I have not ever tried this myself.
Start> Run
then type services.msc
in the window that opens scroll down to Windows Update Service and stop it.
Run an Elevated Command Prompt
Start - All Programs - Accessories - Right click Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator.
If Windows is installed on drive C type:
esentutl.exe /k c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb
This will check integrity.
For help type esentutl.exe /?
You can attempt to defragment and repair DataStore.edb. If problems were detected do a recovery followed by a repair.
Recovery
esentutl.exe /r c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb
Repair
esentutl.exe /p c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb
I'm back here cause i still have that issue after fresh install of windows 7 x64 on different pc, and multiple times (different ISO, which are the basic system with all updates pre-installed, one from 12/15, other one from 06/15); the issue seems actually worse now :/ I just tried "esentutl.exe /k c:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb" but i get "Jet error -1032" AccessDenied..?!
PS: Off topic but do you have a link for a tools that'll scan for all known keyloggers? That'd be great.. Thanks!
I don't know much about problems with Windows Update after a fresh install. I heard that users resort to a fresh install in order to resolve Windows Update RAM usage issues only to experience the same problem.
Take a look at Usernameissues' post here:
How does one find out the latest version of the Windows Update Client?
Let's see which Windows Update Client you've got:
From an Elevated Command Prompt - type Powershell then press enter and wait for the prompt to appear.
Then type (or copy and paste if you know how to enable quick edit mode in command prompt)
Press Enter. It should list what's installed.Code:get-hotfix -id KB 2990214,KB305026,KB3065987,KB3075851,KB 3083324,KB3083710,KB3102810,KB3112343,KB3135445,KB3138612
The one I use is PowerTool:
However it is pretty advanced and if used incorrectly will screw up your system.
I'd suggest a scan with Zemana AntiMalware free:
https://www.zemana.com/AntiMalwareFree
Or Malwarebytes free:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
When Malwarebytes installs it will ask you if you want to update to the free pro trial, update definitions and launch the program. Don't select the Pro trial - just select to update the definitions and launch the program.
Note: I do not currently use Malwarebytes but many other forum members do use it.
Here's the integrity check you asked for above.Code:30978 pages seen 0 bad checksums 0 correctable checksums 206 uninitialized pages 0 wrong page numbers 0x553a9 highest dbtime (pgno 0x6ca4) 15489 reads performed 968 MB read 3 seconds taken 322 MB/second 3603785 milliseconds used 232 milliseconds per read 562 milliseconds for the slowest read 0 milliseconds for the fastest read
Powershell gives me a red error text when i try what you said.
PS: I'm not sure why you're so sure it's WUpdate causing this issue..
Thanks - nothing wrong with that.
Sorry but I mistakenly left extra spaces in the command line. Here is the corrected one:
Code:get-hotfix -id KB2990214,KB305026,KB3065987,KB3075851,KB3083324,KB3083710,KB3102810,KB3112343,KB3135445,KB3138612
Well you confirmed that Windows Update was the issue here:
You can disable Windows Update service via services.msc then reboot and test for a day to see if RAM usage becomes normal. If it doesn't - then it's not a Windows Update issue.
Fine, I'll try. So the service is active and running even when updates are not being installed/downloaded/seeked? Seems so?
PS C:\Users\Admin> get-hotfix -id KB2990214,KB305026,KB3065987,KB3075851,KB3083324,KB3083710,KB3102810,KB3112343,KB31354
45,KB3138612
Source Description HotFixID InstalledBy InstalledOn
------ ----------- -------- ----------- -----------
PC-TPW Update KB2990214 AUTORITE NT\Système
PC-TPW Update KB3112343 PC-TPW\Admin
PC-TPW Update KB3138612 PC-TPW\Admin