Solved Windows Updates wont Download?

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Hey Guys, Just tried to do a UPDATE and it says 75 updates are available and are ready for download. I click install updates- says its downloading updates and says 0 downloaded for 3 hours .. Any thoughts of how to fix this issue? Thanks in advance!
 

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Had one of the 2 .. trying it now! Thank u !
 

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WORKED ! Like a charm! Seems to be installing them now! Ill report back in a few! THANK YOU!
 

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All Good! Thank you!
 

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You're welcome.
 

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Tried to install the fixes, but all I got is an error message, 0x80070422. So how do I resolve this problem?

Update: Turned automatic updates back on and that got rid of the error code. Ran the Microsoft fixes and the computer is saying that I already have the fixes installed. Tried downloading the latest updates, but it's just sitting there spinning, won't download.
 
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Thanks for the info, but that didn't work either. Tried the windows update troubleshooter and the standalone updater and they both just sit there spinning, looking for updates and/ or files, which neither can find. Anyone got any more ideas?
Thanks
 

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Hi, @mad maximus:

At the risk of hijacking the OP's thread and in addition to the excellent advice offered by @pbcopter,...

In addition to changing the WU settings to "never check for updates", you might need to also do the following:

  • If you have not already done so, download & save (but do not yet run) KB3020369 and KB3172605 (see links in the previous reply in this thread)
  • From the Windows start orb, type "services.msc" (no quotes).
  • Scroll down to Windows Update service
  • RIGHT mouse-click on it
  • Change it to "disabled" and the "stop" the service, click "OK"
  • Reboot the computer
  • Run KB3020369, reboot
  • Run KB3172605, reboot
  • Go back into Windows update and reset it back to enable checking for updates (most of us use "let me choose...")
  • Go back into services.msc and change Windows Update back to "automatic-delayed start"
(I am on my Win10 box at the moment, but I think those are the correct steps in the correct order.)


You ought to now be able to run a manual Windows "check for updates" and things ought to work OK.
This has worked for me (two different systems) and many, many other folks.


If it does not, then it's probably a different problem.


Please let us know how it goes,


MM
 

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PBCOPTER response fixed me right up, one of the 2 files I had the other I googled , downloaded, and finally started to update. Maybe u have another issue going on other than what I had,.
 

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Hi MoxieMomma,
Looks like a good plan, except, I get an error message (0x80070422) if the Windows Update Service is not running. And, if I try and run KB3172605 (KB3020369 is already installed) the standalone updater comes up, and just sits and spins, looking for updates on the computer. At this point, nothing seems to be working.
 

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Hi MoxieMomma,
Looks like a good plan, except, I get an error message (0x80070422) if the Windows Update Service is not running. And, if I try and run KB3172605 (KB3020369 is already installed) the standalone updater comes up, and just sits and spins, looking for updates on the computer. At this point, nothing seems to be working.

This is because Update is running. It is important to set Updates to never check for updates then restart your computer. This will assure that Updates in not running when you download and install KB3172605.

You can rest updates to what ever you would like later.
 

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Hi pbcopter,
"Never check for updates" was the answer (as you probably already knew). But, being the computer illiterate that I am, it took me a while to locate and turn off that feature. I've always suspected that updating manually was the way to go, and this latest go round confirms that. Appreciate the insight and expertise.
mad maximus
 

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Now run a system file check, see if it comes up clean :rolleyes:
 

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Ran the scan as suggested, came back clean. I had run a scan a while ago, but it doen't hurt to run another for verification.
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Still problems after installing the two KB patches

In 2016 I had turned off Windows updates on my computer because I didn't want Microsoft to stealthily install Windows 10. Miraculously, I have not been infected by the curent ransomware.I have successfully installed the patches KB3020369 (already installed on my PC) & KB317605. I then changed the Windows Updates parameters to "update automatically". On the history list of updates, however, there are tons of updates marked "Echec" = French for "Failure" – (even though I chose English as the language in which to install the two patches). There are 98 important updates and 6 facultative updates – that Windows updates will not install. I have tried several times. Are all these updates included in the two patches? Should I be worried?
 

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