Windows 7: Windows Update - Impossible To Get

Will have to agree on that one...

Let's go back to Windows Update and see if we can find out which update does not want to install.

Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update
Click on: Check for updates, and see if it gives you whatever needs to be installed.

If it does, post an image. Would not be surprised if the MSE update was the culprit.
There is also a View update history...or, is the MSE update showing there?

Cottonball, here's the latest attachment on the NVIDIA update failure. As mentioned earlier, l when I try to do the Windows Update now, I - once again - am getting a failure notice, telling me that this NVIDIA did not update. Cottonball, do you know where I can turn the auto updates by Windows OFF for this product? When I asked the other tech, he failed to get back with me. If this is done, it may just resolved this issue entirely. See attachment.

Has this problem been resolved? Post #4

Actually, the problem HAS NOT been resolved in its entirety, as we're still have an issue with getting all the updates. The issue with MSE seems to be resolved . . . at least to our knowledge, but that remains to be seen . . . Post #4

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I don't find this forum particularly user-friendly, as though I can read your e-mail easily in my Yahoo inbox, I cannot seem to find your same message here in the forum! Sorry about that.

Anyways, I did Cottonball as you suggested. Went to the Control Panel and checked for updates. The first popup seen was the message that there's one update (see one of the two images attached).

Unfortunately and once again, it directs to the second popup, telling me that the update (NVIDIA) failed. Both popup screenshots are attached. Do you know where I can UNDO the auto Windows Update feature for the NVIDIA software? As mentioned earlier Cottonball, I believe this is the culprit.

Windows will not update correctly if it is not reconize as Genuine.

I recommend doing this and post results so the good folks here may help you better.

Windows Genuine and Activation Issue Posting Instructions

It's more of an ^V . Reason for it . You can't do a CTRL+V in the command prompt to paste . You would have to right click and choose paste .

>>> nVidia <<<

To remove the nVidia update, read these two:
1. https://forums.geforce.com/default/t...-rid-of-it-/4/
2. What is NVIDIA

Or, if you just want to disable this service: nvUpdatusService

Open a command prompt as Administrator, and use the following:


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On the following: Windows Activation Technologies genuine validation failed.

If the error happens again, to properly analyze and solve problems with Activation and Validation, like Bear says, we need to use MGADiag.

Thanks, VistaKing!!

Couldn't figure that one out.

Ahhhh, I was doing the Control>V.

In any event, I just did a successful update - well, 5 out of 6 updates. It still will not do the update on NVIDIA. I wish I could find where to UNCHECK this to be updated by Windows; but I can't seem to find the area . . . . Have looked everywhere. Obviously, I'm not an IT! See attachment - good news. I just rebooted after install and received another GREEN message that the updates were successful.