How long is "Too Long" for Win 7 Update?

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  1. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Pro X64
       #1

    How long is "Too Long" for Win 7 Update?


    About one hour and 20 min ago, I shutdown my Win 7 64 bit system because I had one update pending. Of course, it says "Do not power off or unplug your machine."

    So, how much longer should I wait?
    And then what should I do? Power off by pushing the Start button for 5 sec, or
    Just unplug it?

    Any ideas what I can expect when I restart it?
    Will it be able to be restarted?
    Will I have to restart in Safe Mode?
    Should there be a Restore Point before the Update?

    Thanks!
    Yogi
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  2. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Well, after 2+ hours of waiting, I gave up and pushed the start button for 5 sec, then pushed again to restart. I got the warning that Windows did not shut down properly...blah blah. I just selected to Start Normally, and it did, albeit somewhat slower than usual.


    The orange "Update Needed" Icon is still there on my Windows Start button. All that I can think of is to do a full System AV Scan with BitDefender and then turn off BD before the next shutdown.


    If anyone has any better ideas, please let me know.


    Yogi
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 2,798
    Windows 7 x64, Vista x64, 8.1 smartphone
       #3

    Hi Y0GI

    Sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems with Windows Update. It is probably best to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter, and see if the computer can sort out its own problems. If that fails then you must remove the Update Installation manually.

    Hope that helps.
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  4. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #4

    Hi YOGI,

    Y0GI said:
    About one hour and 20 min ago, I shutdown my Win 7 64 bit system because I had one update pending.
    Do you know what the KB number of the update pending is?
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  5. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    iko22 said:
    Hi Y0GI

    Sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems with Windows Update. It is probably best to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter, and see if the computer can sort out its own problems. If that fails then you must remove the Update Installation manually.

    Hope that helps.

    Hi, iko22


    I didn't know that there WAS an "Update Troubleshooter!"
    I'll give that a try and see what it finds.


    Thank you very much!


    Yogi
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Paul Black said:
    Hi YOGI,



    Do you know what the KB number of the update pending is?

    Hi, Paul Black


    Windows Update shows one "Important Update": Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB4481252)

    Download size: 12.5 MB

    Update type: Important

    This update to Silverlight improves security, reliability, accessibility support, startup performance, enhances line-of-business support and includes several fixes to better support rich internet applications. This update is backward compatible with web applications built using previous versions of Silverlight.

    More information:
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2050218

    Help and Support:
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=105787
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  7. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #7

    Hi YOGI,

    Y0GI said:
    Windows Update shows one "Important Update": Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB4481252)

    Download size: 12.5 MB

    Update type: Important
    Have you tried downloading the update from M$ and installing it manually?
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  8. Posts : 27
    Windows 7 Pro X64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Paul Black said:
    Hi YOGI,



    Have you tried downloading the update from M$ and installing it manually?

    No, I haven't, Paul Black. I guess that is another solution that I could try.



    Thank You!


    Yogi
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 6,021
    Win 7 HP SP1 64-bit Vista HB SP2 32-bit Linux Mint 18.3
       #9

    Y0GI said:
    No, I haven't, Paul Black. I guess that is another solution that I could try.
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  10. Posts : 61
    Windows 7 64 bit home premium SP1
       #10

    Y0GI said:
    Hi, iko22


    I didn't know that there WAS an "Update Troubleshooter!"
    I'll give that a try and see what it finds.


    Thank you very much!


    Yogi
    Where do I find this "Windows Update Troubleshooter"? I did a search on the start button but got nothing.

    MG
      My Computer


 
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