Even though Microsoft no longer supports the Windows 7 operating system, it still provides security updates for it. The question of why updates are not installed is very relevant. This article will provide answers to fix common problems.
Automatic update disabled
A common reason that Windows 7 does not find updates is that auto-update is disabled in the settings. Turn on this function quite simple:
It happens that checkbox missing on the taskbar. Then you can solve the problem in another way:
- To do this, go to “Start”, select “ Control Panel»;
- Further " system and safety»;
- then select from the list " Turn automatic updates on or off».
Incorrect download of updates
You can fix the error of incorrect downloading of updates for Windows in the following way:
After this, you can restart the installation.
Registry problems
The reason that Windows 7 does not update may be a registry malfunction. You can fix it as follows:
The update service is not working correctly
Some problems with installing packages are related to the service responsible for downloading them. The failure can be resolved in several ways:
If the process fails to start again, you will need to perform additional steps:
Lack of hard disk space
The problems can be quite simple, for example, lack of hard drive space. For the installation services to function properly, you need minimum 5 GB free space.
The solution to the problem is quite simple. Requires removal unnecessary files and programs from the system disk. To do this, you can use standard using Windows 7, for example, "", located in the control panel. 
Internet problems
Problems with the Internet connection may be the reason why updates are not installed:
Damage to system component storage
It happens that problems can be caused by damage to system components. There may be reasons a bunch of:
- 0x800B0101 – the certificate could not be installed;
- 0x8007371B – transaction distribution error;
- 0x80070490 – non-existent error or remote file update;
- 0x8007370B – error identifying object properties;
- 0x80070057 – parameters error;
- 0x800736CC – element matching error;
- 0x8007000D – data initialization error;
- 0x800F081F – missing required files.
Above are the most common mistakes that occur when system components are damaged. There are several methods for permission.
One of the most effective is installationWindows 7 in update mode. This option is characterized by the correction of most errors, while it will allow you to save personal files and system settings.
For this required:
When you run this command, the system will check the integrity of the files and will be able to restore them. If the data is recovered, you can run the installation again.
Error 643
This crash is service dependent Microsoft NET Framework. To solve a software problem, you will need to do the following:
The second option involves removing this component and reinstalling it.
Other solutions
In addition to the above methods for correcting failures when installing updates using system tools, you can use additional software.
Using Microsoft FixIt
To resolve failures you will need the Fixit utility created by the manufacturer operating system. It eliminates problems associated with the operation of the Update Center.
After downloading the software, installation is required. During this, the program will automatically create restore point. The utility will search for data about failures and try to fix the files.
Clearing cache
In some situations, Windows 7 does not search for updates due to loading problems. The essence of the process is that the files are loaded into the cache memory and stored there until the user starts installing them:
Running an update manually
For manual start you will need to call the “Win+R” utility and enter the query “ Wuapp" In the window that opens, select "". In the “Important” section, select the first installation option. Thus, the user will install updates manually. 
Installation of update packages is provided for all operating systems of the Windows family. The seventh version of the operating system, although considered the most stable, is no exception among all existing ones. However this system first sets the search. Operating update Windows systems 7 can go on forever for various reasons. Let's look at all the aspects that are associated with this. The solutions proposed below help in 99% of cases to eliminate an unpleasant situation. All of them are quite simple so that even the most inexperienced user in system setup can use them. But let's talk about everything in order.
Why does the search for updates in the Windows 7 operating system take so long? Let's start looking at the main issue by finding out the reasons for problems with the update service. Many experts attribute failures in the operation of the Update Center itself and the operating system system services that are involved in this process to the main reasons. Today we will not consider situations related to virus exposure, since each user must independently take care of protecting their PC. Let's look at how you can eliminate the endless update of the Windows 7 operating system on your own. There are at least three ways to do this.
Endless update: diagnostics of the Update Center using built-in system tools
Since the endless process of searching for update packages is associated specifically with the Update Center, it is quite logical to assume that this service needs to be checked for functionality. If used for this purpose software the operating system itself, then the problem associated with the endless updating of Windows 7 can be resolved using the built-in debugger. It can be called from the Run console by entering the line msdt/idWindowsUpdateDiagnostic. After this, a window will appear in which you will need to use a link to additional settings. In the new window, you will first need to check the box next to Allow automatic application of patches, and then click on the run as administrator link. Next, you need to click on the continue button. After this, the user will only have to wait for the diagnostic process to complete. Next, you need to go to “Update Center” and set manual search with installation confirmation.
Using special utilities to diagnose problems
If someone is not satisfied with the method proposed above, or you simply do not want to delve into the debugger settings, then you can take a different path. From the official website Microsoft or any other trusted Internet resource, you can download a small program called Windows Update Diagnostic. By the way, this program suitable for more latest versions operating system. After launching the utility, you need to select the Update Center line and start troubleshooting. Problems will appear in the results. The problem may be caused by the drivers or the hard drive. Please pay special attention to the following point: this program does not fix the problem in the Windows 7 operating system. The endless update is only detected, and the user is indicated for what reason it might have occurred. Install drivers and check HDD you'll have to do it yourself. Drivers can be installed from Device Manager, but this is a very lengthy process. It is better to use automated tools for this purpose like Driver Booster with automatic search and integration of drivers into the system.
If the problem associated with Windows updates persists, then you will again have to pay attention to the Windows 7 Update Center. You can fix the endless search using another method. To do this, you need to download the so-called standalone package under the number KB3102810 to your computer. When downloading, you must select the appropriate bit depth - 32 or 64 bits. You can download this package either on the Microsoft website or on other resources. This is only half the battle.
Stopping the Update service
In the Windows 7 operating system, you can fix endless updates only by deactivating the service that is responsible for searching for updates. You can try to end the active process in the Task Manager, however, as a rule, this does not lead to anything. The service will be activated again. Its complete disabling can only be done in the corresponding section of services, which can be accessed using the services.msc command, which must be entered in the corresponding “Run” menu line. Here you need to find the update center line and right-click to call context menu. Next, you need to select the stop command. In order not to rummage through the services catalog, you need to use the command line with administrator rights, where you need to enter the netstopwuauserv combination.
Manual search for updates and installation of the package
Now let's talk about the most basic thing - installing a standalone package. It must be launched by a standard double-click on the downloaded file and agree to the installation offer. After this, the installation process begins. Upon completion this process you will need to restart your computer. If errors occur during the process of integrating the package into the system, it means that something was done incorrectly at the stage of disabling the update service. You must repeat all these steps and run the installer again. It is also possible that the standalone package installation file itself was not fully downloaded (this happens). In this case, as should already be clear, you need to repeat the download of the file or download from another source. When the package is successfully installed and the system is rebooted, you need to go to the “Update Center” and use a manual search for updates there.
What to do if nothing helps
What should you do if none of the procedures described above helped to fix the Windows 7 never-ending update problem? You can remove the endless update by installing the UpdatePack 7Live service pack (build version 07/31/2016). After its integration into the system is completed, the search for updates will automatically start. Most likely, a huge number of them will be found. In some cases their number reaches two hundred or more. You should not be surprised by this, because after installing the package, the user essentially receives an almost “clean” system into which no updates have been installed. It is worth noting that this pack can only be installed on top of an existing ServicePack 1. If it is missing, the updater will not be installed. In this case, the way out is to install SP1.
Conclusion
As you can see for yourself, there is nothing critical in the problem described above. It can be eliminated quite simply using the methods suggested above. Such solutions, of course, only apply to a system in which no potentially dangerous or active threats have been detected. In other cases, such solutions turn out to be quite effective.
Installing updates on your computer allows you not only to make the system as compliant as possible with modern requirements, but also to patch vulnerabilities, that is, to increase the level of protection against viruses and intruders. Therefore, timely installation of updates from Microsoft is a very important element in ensuring the performance and operability of the OS. But some users are faced with such an unpleasant situation when the system cannot find updates or searches for them for an infinitely long time. Let's see how this problem can be solved on computers with Windows 7.
Especially often, users are faced with the fact that the search for updates does not end after a “clean” installation. Windows versions 7, which does not yet contain any updates.
This process can take an indefinitely long time (sometimes, in addition, loading the system through the svchost.exe process), and may end with an error.
In this case, you need to manually install the necessary updates.
But there are also cases when the problem is caused by certain problems in the system or viruses. Then you need to take a number of additional actions to eliminate it. The most well-known methods are discussed below.
Method 1: WindowsUpdateDiagnostic
If you cannot independently determine the reason why the system does not actually look for updates, then a special utility from Microsoft – WindowsUpdateDiagnostic – will help you with this. She will identify and, if possible, correct problems.
But there are also situations when WindowsUpdateDiagnostic cannot solve the problem on its own, but nevertheless issues its code. In this case, you need to enter this code into any search engine and see what it means. Perhaps after this you will need to check the disk for errors or the system for file integrity and then restore it.
Method 2: Install the service pack
As mentioned above, one of the reasons why updates do not arrive is the lack of certain updates. In this case, you need to download and install the KB3102810 package.
- But before installing the downloaded KB3102810 package, you need to disable the service "Windows Update". To do this you need to go to "Service Manager". Click "Start" and choose "Control Panel".
- Go by item "System and safety".
- Open section "Administration".
- On the list system utilities and tools find the name "Services" and move along it.
- Starts "Service Manager". Find the name in it "Windows Update". If the items in the list are arranged in alphabetical order, then it will be located closer to the end of the list. Select the specified element, and then on the left side of the interface "Dispatcher" click on the inscription "Stop".
- The service deactivation procedure will be performed.
- The service is now deactivated, as indicated by the status disappearing "Works" opposite its name.
- Then you can proceed directly to installing the KB3102810 update. To do this, click double click left mouse button on a pre-loaded file.
- The Windows offline installer will launch.
- A dialog box will then automatically open in which you must confirm your intention to install the KB3102810 package by clicking "Yes".
- After this, the necessary update will be installed.
- After it finishes, restart your computer. Then don't forget to re-enable the service "Windows Update". To do this, go to "Service Manager", highlight the desired item and press "Run".
- The service will start.
- After its activation, the status should be displayed opposite the element name "Works".
- Now the problem with searching for updates should disappear.
In some cases, you may additionally need to install updates KB3172605, KB3020369, KB3161608 and KB3138612. Their installation is performed according to the same algorithm as KB3102810, and therefore we will not dwell on its description in detail.
Method 3: Eliminate viruses
This can also cause problems with searching for updates. viral infection computer. Some viruses specifically create this problem so that the user does not have the opportunity to patch system vulnerabilities by installing updates. To check your computer for malicious code nessesary to use special utilities, and not the standard antivirus. For example, you can use Dr.Web CureIt. This program does not require installation, and therefore can perform its main function even on infected systems. But still, in order to increase the likelihood of detecting a virus, we recommend running the scan via LiveCD/USB or performing it from another computer.
As soon as the utility detects a virus, it will immediately notify you about it through its working window. All that remains is to follow the advice that is displayed in it. In some cases, even after removing the malicious code, the problem with finding updates remains. This may indicate that a virus program has violated the integrity of system files. Then you need to check using the built-in Windows utilities sfc.
In the vast majority of cases, the problem with finding updates is caused, no matter how strange it may seem, by the lack of necessary updates in the system. In this case, it is enough to simply update manually by installing the missing packages. But there are times when this problem is caused by various glitches or viruses. Then, accordingly, a specialized utility from Microsoft and anti-virus programs will come to your aid.
Some users may encounter a situation where their operating system, for some reason, does not download system updates (both for the Windows OS itself and for its system components). This problem can have many reasons, ranging from failures of the update service to lack of free space on the system disk. In this article I will tell you why Windows Update 7 does not download updates, what the problem is and how to fix it.
The essence of the problem “Windows Update 7 does not download updates”
So why doesn't Windows 7 Update download updates? The Update Center functionality may fail for the following reasons:
- Unstable or slow Internet connection. Updates with such a connection will either not be downloaded at all, or will take a very long time to download;
- Pirated (hacked) version of the OS. If you are using a non-licensed version, do not be surprised by glitches in its functionality, including those related to downloading updates;
- Problems with the Update Center cache. Initially, updates are downloaded to the cache on the PC and stored there until the user agrees to install them using the “Update Center” on his machine. If any failure occurs while downloading these updates, it will no longer be possible to install them, but the system will signal that such files have already been downloaded, and there is no need to download them again;
- Operating system registry problems. Registry problems, errors and crashes can cause problems with Windows OS updates;
- Problems with the functionality of the Windows Update service. For any problems this service either works poorly or stops working altogether;
- Malicious activity virus programs. There are cases that various viruses block any ability to download updates to the system;
- Blocking the download of updates by antivirus and firewall;
- Lack of free space on the system disk. It is recommended to have several gigabytes (5 or more) free so that updates can be installed without any problems.
Having identified the reasons that cause problems with updating Windows 7, let's move on to options for solving them.
How to fix Windows Update dysfunction in Windows 7
So, what should you do if Windows 7 Update does not download updates? I suggest following the following series of tips:
- Check the quality of your Internet connection. Make sure that the connection is stable and the Internet is working at a good speed;
- Check the free space on the system disk. It is desirable that there be more of it than the 5 gigabytes required for more or less stable operation of the system and installation of the necessary updates;
- Make sure Windows Update is working. Click on the “Start” key, write msc in the search bar, and find “Windows Update” in the list of services that open (usually at the bottom). Double-click on it, if it has the status “Stopped”, then click on the “Run” button, and set the startup type to “Automatic”. Then we confirm the changes and restart our computer;
- Check the Update Center through the Control Panel if Windows 7 Update does not download updates. We go to the Control Panel, go to “System and Security”, select “Windows Update” there, click “Customize settings” on the left and check whether we have “Install updates automatically”. If not, set this parameter yourself;
- Delete the update cache. If we have any glitches with already downloaded (but not installed) update files, it is recommended to clear the cache. To do this, click on the “Start” button, enter cmd there, click on the similar result obtained at the top with the right mouse button and select “Run as administrator”. In the command line that appears, enter the following commands one by one:
net stop wuauserv
ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.OLD
net start wuauserv
After executing the commands, go to the Update Center and try to update the system yourself, perhaps this will help fix the problem “Windows 7 Update does not download updates.”
- Correcting the operating system registry. Click on the “Start” button, enter regedit in the search bar, go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS tab and delete the PendingRequired item there. After this, restart your computer and try downloading updates again through the Update Center;
- Use tools from Microsoft(for example, this fix for the Update Center or the Fit It utility). These tools will look for errors in the Update Center (may take some time), but usually provide a good result;
- Check the system good antivirus (Web CureIt!, Trojan Remover, etc.), it can remove various malware and unblock the Internet connection,
- Disable your antivirus and firewall for a while to make sure that they do not block the ability to install updates;
- Check the integrity of system files. Launch a command prompt as an administrator (as described just above), and type sfc /scannow in it, and then press enter. It also doesn’t hurt to use the CHKDSK utility to check the integrity of files on the system drive;
- Use a system reset to a restore point where no problems were encountered. If you know approximately the date after which updates stopped being installed, try rolling back the system to that date.
What to do if Windows 7 updates are not installed
Above I described a situation in which Windows 7 Update does not download updates, the reasons for this problem and how to solve it. In this situation, first of all, you should make sure that the corresponding update service is working, and also delete the update files in the cache. If these tools do not work, you should follow the entire set of tips I described; usually one of them will effectively fix the problem with the Update Center on your PC.
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Today we will tell you how to solve one of the strangest problems that plague users of the Windows 7 operating system. And this problem lies in an excessively long, even eternal search for new updates.
Description of the problem
When trying to find and install new system updates, users are faced with the fact that the search takes too long and continues even many hours after it started, i.e. becomes infinite. At the same time, the Windows Update indicator continues to work, making you think that the process is in progress. However, the search does not complete even after several hours of tedious waiting - the Update Center simply freezes at the “Searching for updates” stage.
The reason for the eternal search for updates in Windows 7
There is an opinion that the reason for everything is updating the client Windows programs Update, as well as subsequent changes on Windows Update servers. Microsoft appears to have changed how it checks for and downloads updates, so older Windows Update clients can no longer search for and download updates from the company's servers. This explains the fact that in most cases the problem occurs after a clean installation of the operating system.
Ways to solve the problem
There are several working solutions, all of them are described below. Do them one by one until the problem is resolved.
1. Manually updating Windows Update Client
This is the most effective and simple solution to the problem. In order for Windows Update to start searching for and installing updates again, you need to download the necessary updates for the Windows Update client program and install them manually. These updates are available for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of Windows 7. You can view the bitness of the operating system in system properties.
For Windows 7 32-bit (x86):
For Windows 7 64-bit (x64):
Note: You may need to pause temporarily before installing updates Windows services Update. You can do this by running the following command in a command prompt running as an administrator:
Once the updates are installed, restart your computer, and then search for new updates. After 10-60 minutes, Windows Update should show a list of all available updates. But if this doesn't help you, read on.
2. Installation of Convenience Rollup
In 2016, Microsoft released a large cumulative package Updates, which contains almost all updates released since Windows 7 SP1 (Service Pack 1). Thus, you can try to solve the problem of endless search for updates by installing Convenience Rollup.
Again, for your convenience, we provide direct links to download the Convenience Rollup:
It is important to note that this service pack includes updates released after SP1, therefore you must have SP1 installed to install Convenience Rollup. To make sure that Service Pack 1 is installed, look at the system properties.
5. Editing DNS settings
A long search for updates may be caused by problems on the side of the provider's DNS server. Therefore, you can try to solve the problem by using free public DNS servers that provide a more reliable Internet connection.
To change the DNS address, open Network and Sharing Center shared access».
Open the connection/adapter properties.
In the properties window, find the TCP/IPv4 protocol. Double-click the left mouse button to open the properties of this protocol.
Activate the "Use the following DNS server addresses" option and enter any of the following addresses:
Google Public DNS:
- Preferred DNS Server: 8.8.8.8
- Alternate DNS Server: 8.8.4.4
Yandex.DNS:
- Preferred DNS Server: 77.88.8.8
- Alternate DNS server: 77.88.8.1
OpenDNS:
- Preferred DNS Server: 208.67.222.222
- Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220
The new settings should take effect immediately after application. But if you don't notice any changes, try clearing your DNS cache. To do this, open a window command line with administrator rights and then run the command ipconfig /flushdns.
6. Checking the integrity of system files using the SFC utility
An endless search for updates may be caused by corrupted or missing files or Windows settings Update. You can check and restore the integrity of these files using the built-in SFC tool. We talked about how to work with him.
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