[OPLINTECH] Windows update

[Chad Neeper]

I just ran into this yesterday afternoon too at one of my libraries. After
several hours, I aborted and didn't fully investigate the issue because
we're replacing the computers in about two months anyway and I was only
trying to make a very minimal effort into fixing a few issues in order to
keep them usable for the next couple of months. I didn't want to waste a
lot of time (money) on them.

As part of the minimal effort, however, I had run a script I have that
fully resets the Windows Update subsystem. That almost always clears up any
and all Windows Update issues. But it this case, it didn't seem to help on
four of the five Win7 Pro computers I was working on. I just figured it was
just part of the garbage that had started to cripple the computers in the
first place. Didn't realize that it was a recent common Thing until Kevin
mentioned it!

In reviewing the MS KB, my script is just the "Manually reset Windows
Update components" section...in automated form. So I guess my response
would be:  The KB Ken mentioned didn't help in my case.

The reason I created the script in the first place, though, is that I've
run into this issue occasionally over the years and I use the script as an
easy/complete fix. (It often also has the benefit of freeing up several GB
of storage space, if you're really tight on space.)


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On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Bell, Ken <kbell at akronlibrary.org> wrote:

> I just went through this with some lap computers. I ran the tool from
> Microsoft to fix it https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/971058. After
> I ran the tool on the shutdown button was the advisor that Windows updates
> were pending. After it installed those updates, it found and installed
> updates normally from the control panel.
>
>
>
> *From:* OPLINTECH [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Kevin Jones
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:32 AM
> *To:* oplintech <oplintech at lists.oplin.org>
> *Subject:* [OPLINTECH] Windows update
>
>
>
> Is anyone else having issues with Windows updates?  We have Lab computers
> that I have to manually check for Windows updates and they will stay on
> Checking for updates for 4-5 hours.  They are all Windows 7 computers.  I
> have checked all the KB articles that seem to help others and those patches
> have already been installed.  I have also tried the Windows update repair
> and deleted the Windows update folders but nothing seems to work.
>
>
>
> Does anybody have any ideas?  Maybe Microsoft is trying to push people to
> Windows 10.
>
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>
> Kevin Jones
>
> Network Admin
>
> Coshocton Public Library
>
> 655 Main Street
>
> Coshocton, OH 43812
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> Phone:  740-622-0956
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