Downloading updates stuck at 0%


  1. VXER
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    Downloading updates stuck at 0%


    Hey
    So had to format my system yesterday,it usually takes around 2-3 hours for WU on"Checking for Updates" but this time it toke more than 12 hours to find them,when checked to start downloading them it wont download,it's been an hour now just " Downloading 246 updates(0 KB total,0% Complete)" is there any way to avoid this ? or is Microsoft that desperate ?
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  3. torchwood
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    You are correct, MS is desperate, let it run overnight.

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  4. VXER
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    The new stand alone updates fixed it.

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