My computer is taking hours to install updates

[nijjhar]

Hi,

I have a laptop from my daughter that has Windows 7 Professional HP Notebook Core i5. It is stuck with the message"Please do not power off or unplug your machine. Installing update 18 of 26".

It has been running for over 5 hours. Shall I leave it to run overnight?

The laptop was not used for a long time. This Laptop is 64 bits.

 

[Paul Black]

Hi nijjhar,

I have a laptop from my daughter that has Windows 7 Professional HP Notebook Core i5. It is stuck with the message"Please do not power off or unplug your machine. Installing update 18 of 26".

It has been running for over 5 hours. Shall I leave it to run overnight?

The laptop was not used for a long time. This Laptop is 64 bits.

Are the updates HP updates or WU [Windows Update] updates?
Do you know what updates they were?

 

[MourningStar]

... The laptop was not used for a long time. ...

yeah, this is probably why. Let it run

 

[skuddle]

I recently had to reinstall my OS. Some minutes after starting I received the same message that you did. Thinking there was a problem, I restarted the reinstall. Same thing happened. So after restarting the third time I just let it sit with the "Please do not power off..." A few hours later I noticed that the installation had indeed progressed.



So... it takes a long time (several hours in my case) to reinstall the MS Windows 7 OS (and I used new DVDs from the manufacturer (HP). Just thought you'd like to know.

 

[Insomn1a]

My computer eats too much resources like Memory RAM and processor, processor less and lasts three hours to do all updates.
Good luck is I have a good internet connection.

The problem is for me when I run updates doesn't install "Windows Defender", everytime when I do that update doesn't start.
How about you?

Can be reported this to Microsoft?

 

[Snick]

Don't like, use or recommend Windows Defender!
How to Update Windows 7 All at Once with Microsoft's ... - How-To Geek
And take a look at DISM++
Direct Download Here
Website Here

 

[Paul Black]

Hi nijjhar,

Out of the 2 options given above, I would recommend DISM++.

DISM++ - Basic Overview

DISM++ is a FREE implementation tool that has the ability to perform Windows Updates [WU]. Some of the advantages [but not all] are:

[1] The GUI is very easy to understand and use.
[2] It is much faster than M$’s WU because it uses a different engine.
[3] It downloads the latest WU DB from the M$ servers, scans your OS, and then lists the updates available.
[4] It doesn’t install superseded updates like M$ does.
[5] It gives you the option of what you want to install.
[6] The pre-ticked updates are what is recommended and are similar to the WU critical and recommended updates. The un-ticked updates are similar to the WU optional updates.

[7] It warns you if an update:

• Includes telemetry.
• Has known issues with certain hardware.
• Needs exclusive access.
• Is suspect.
• Your OS doesn't need it.
• Has any other known issues.

[8] It doesn’t require re-booting between updates.
[9] It can be used to either update an install.wim image OFFLINE, or to update the LIVE OS.

I hope this helps!