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Windows update and stuck on preparing to install

Discussion in 'Computers' started by Anders Larsson, Jan 18, 2017.

  1. Anders Larsson

    Anders Larsson New Member

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    You are running Windows Update on your Windows machine. After about 20 minutes you see the same message and you start to suspect that the program is stuck.

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    Windows Update checking for updates



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    In the taskbar run input box type services.
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    Click the services and let windows open the application.





    Right-click the Windows Update service and then click restart.
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    This solved the issue. All I had to do after I restarted the Windows Update service was to run the application again and I got my updates without any problems.
     
  2. Cryptoreal

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    This is a common problem with windows operating systems. It is always recommended to install updates for a particular operating system and its version so that if it's a driver update it may synchronize with the other operating current drivers and update them. Happy surfing and be sure to check for 2017 bug fixes in all Windows Operating Systems.
     

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