Win 7 Updates Stuck on Downloading % For Three Days!!

Brds7t7 said:

Sniggler, this has worked on all my systems and every VM I've tested over the last couple of months:

Try this:

Download the April 2015 servicing stack update https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3020369

Also download the July 2016 update rollup https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3172605

Disconnect your internet connection.

Open Windows Update, select 'Change settings' and change it to "Never check for updates". Click 'OK' to exit out of Control Panel.

Open the start menu and type services.msc in the search bar.

Scroll down to the Windows Update service -> right click -> select Properties. Change startup type to 'manual' and stop the service. Click 'OK'.

Reboot the PC.

Install the April 2015 servicing stack update (KB3020369).

Install the July 2016 update rollup (KB3172605).

Reboot the PC again once installed.

Go back into Services and change Windows Update service back to 'Automatic (delayed start)' and then restart the service.

Reconnect your internet.

Open Windows Update and select 'Check for updates but let me choose'. Click 'OK'.

Check for updates and it should hopefully pick them up within 5 - 10 minutes (depending on your connection).

Will this work with it saying checking for updates as well dude

I have just returned to my computer and found that the 13 outstanding updates have installed. I had not taken any further action so I am not sure what triggered this. Anyway, problem solved.

Okay thanks for the info dude

Hi Brds7t7 Thank-you.

I first ran sfc /scannow where Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them; whilst the April 2015 servicing stack update KB3020369 was already installed, I was missing the July 2016 update rollup KB3172605 :)
Much obliged Following your steps totally worked for me