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Windows Update still hangs at 0KB of 0% after many attempts to fix
This looks like a duplicate, but I've tried everything I can find, and Windows Update just hangs. It is Windows 7 running on an Acer/Intel Atom/2Gb memory. So far,
1. Checked for Viruses (Malawarebytes and Essentials: none)
2. sfc /scannow
3. Ran FixIt for Windows Update
4. Checked BITS and Windows Update services are running (delayed start)
5. cleared the Distribution folder/subfolders
6. Restored back to November (the last update that worked)
7. Tried the standalone Updater kb3102810
8. Tried both updaters connected via Ethernet, rather than Wireless
9. Set the firewall to default (explicitly allowed svchost)
10. Tried Windows update with just one update (the rest deselected)
Updates have not been getting through since November. Install has been on notify, but I now realise no notifications have been displayed. Security Essentials has been updating fine.
After deleting the Distribution folder, after 3-4 hours the standalone updater recovered the list of all the 60-odd updates needed (which can be seen in the normal Windows Update), but after another 3-4 hours had done nothing other than show a moving green bar.
Resource Monitor shows lots of activity with MsMpEng (disk) and svchost(netsvcs) (disk & CPU).
Are there any suggestions of how to identify what Windows Update is doing - a moving green bar is next to useless - to identify what is blocking it?
Thanks!