Solved Win7 64 Dell Optiplex 790 - one Windows update stuck in limbo

[Whiznot]

Please help if you are able. The shield never leaves the power button because some update got hung up. I Googled which pointed to a Microsoft program to repair Windows updates. The program ran unsuccessfully.

 

[Snick]

Hi Whiznot,

Please read tutorial & run Update System Info from my OneDrive.

Those fix-it tools usually fail to correct Windows Update for a plethora of technical reasons.

Please download & run AutoSURT64 from my OneDrive. Post CBS folder when tool completes please.

 

[Whiznot]

Thanks for the reply. The hung update was a Windows Defender definition update. I downloaded it manually which solved the issue this time. I was doing an install on a friend's computer, finished and gave it back to him.

 

[Snick]

Awesome @Whiznot!

Glad to hear you corrected the issue!

Please mark your thread solved/resolved.

FYI: AutoSURT64 tool would have run Microsoft System Update Readiness Tool x64, placed the CBS folder & useful logs on your Desktop for perusal!

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Happy Computing!

 

[Paul Black]

Hi Whiznot,

As Snick has pointed out please update your system specs. If you are not happy with downloading and running Snick's .exe then please do the following . . .

Update System Specifications

Please update your system specifications in your UserCP => Edit System Spec setup. It will help us to help you!

This SevenForums tutorial [Published by Brink and written by CyberZeus] uses an automated tool which makes this task very easy and quick to do. Click here => System Info - See Your System Specs.

Thanks.