Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1

jaknapceu said:

Everyone who don't want STUCK at checking for updates here is simple FIX:

First when you installing Windows 7 you need in installation turn off Windows Updates..

When you install Windows download update KB3135445

Download:

x64: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/confirmation.aspx?id=50797
x86: https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/confirmation.aspx?id=50793

Install it and restart computer after that go to Windows Update and search for updates..

Updates will show within 10 - 15 minutes..I try it with Windows 7 Professional x64 and it works.

Have a nice day :) Hope I help you.

KB3135445 is superseded. Latest Update Client is KB3138612 - March2016 :)

But with this update checking for updates take 10 - 15 minutes not hours or days :)

jaknapceu said:

But with this update checking for updates take 10 - 15 minutes not hours or days :)

I've tried those suggestions in a few different VM's, must have done about 50 different VM's and god knows how many combinations of WU update clients, installing, uninstalling, reinstalling in the past 6 months. Tried suggestions from many different members. It'll work one day and then borked again another day. Sometimes it's quick (not often), sometimes it does nothing for hours. Again, hit and miss and pot luck as to how it's going to act.
I have still yet to find a permanent solution on my systems. I'm running a VM now with only the latest client installed and...well see below it's been running for the last 3 hours.

ThrashZone said:

Seeing as this roll up includes updates through May I would think it already had March's update client on it.

This roll up seems to install a newer version of the WU client.

Starting with W7pro64bit SP1 that has never checked for updates, I installed this roll up. I then looked at the properties of Wu.upgrade.ps.dll and compared the File version and Date modified to the W7 64bit info for KB3138612 (March WUC update). The Wu.upgrade.ps.dll file installed by this roll up seems newer.