Solved PC runs while Update seems stuck


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Today I ran a update check and as per attached video it just does nothing else. All other pc and internet activity not affected. Web search results suggested wait and monitor drive activity light, but this unit does not have one. Another to stop the Windows Update service, did this but no change. I even did a system restore back to 4 days ago. No change. Also, sfc /scannow no issues. help.
 
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W11 Pro / 25H2 / OS build 26200.9445

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I had the same problem a couple updates ago and this tutorial fixed it.

 

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How long did you wait? Infrequently I see it take a long time.
 

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I waited about 10 minutes... The pc I was updating at that time had an ethernet connection. My updates have always started right away.
 

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These are administrative PS commands to check for Windows failures / status: (courtesy AI)



Code:
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName="System"; ProviderName="Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient"} |
Where-Object {$_.Id -eq 20} |
Select-Object TimeCreated, Id, LevelDisplayName, Message |
Format-Table -Wrap


Code:
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName="System"; ProviderName="Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient"; StartTime=(Get-Date).AddDays(-30)} |
Where-Object {$_.Id -eq 20} |
Select-Object TimeCreated, Id, Message |
Format-Table -Wrap


Code:
$Session = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session
$Searcher = $Session.CreateUpdateSearcher()
$History = $Searcher.QueryHistory(0, $Searcher.GetTotalHistoryCount())

$History |
Select-Object Date, Title, ResultCode, HResult |
Format-Table -Wrap


Code:
$Session = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session
$Searcher = $Session.CreateUpdateSearcher()
$History = $Searcher.QueryHistory(0, $Searcher.GetTotalHistoryCount())

$History |
Where-Object {$_.ResultCode -ne 2} |
Select-Object Date, Title, ResultCode, HResult |
Format-Table -Wrap


Code:
Get-WinEvent -FilterHashtable @{LogName="System"; ProviderName="Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient"} -MaxEvents 500 |
Where-Object {$_.LevelDisplayName -eq "Error" -or $_.Id -eq 20} |
Select-Object TimeCreated, Id, LevelDisplayName, Message |
Format-Table -Wrap
 

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Thank you all for reply.

I am so lame. I had totally forgot about the W-U troubleshooter in the Settings. All is well now.
 

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    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Predator Orion 9000
    CPU
    Intel® Processor Core™ i7 4.70 GHz
    Motherboard
    American Megatrends Inc.
    Memory
    32 GB DDR4 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 2080 Ti 11 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster X Pro
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Predator X32X3
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SSD 256 GB / HDD 2 TB
    PSU
    1000W Modular
    Case
    Metal
    Cooling
    Liquid / Fans - Cooler Master® CPU Liquid Cooler* / IceTunnel® Airflow Management
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510s
    Mouse
    MA M1Pro Trackball M570
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    500/500
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    Edge / Moon / Fox
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    Windows Security / Malwarebytes
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    AMI
    Memory
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    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD

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