Any Tips for Win Update after win 7 installation?

[Caveman]

Lots of failed updates and I have no idea why... I just want to update and go... Found 216 updates but only made it to 54 before getting hung...

Any advice to make this go more smoothly??? Seems much harder than it should be...

 

[VirtualLarry]

On a fresh install of Win7 with SP1 integrated, I do the .Net security updates first, followed by the other security updates, followed by SP1 (if still offered), followed by IE11.

Then do more Windows Updates for security patches.

I don't do the non-security "update" patches, too much telemetry and GWX crap, don't need it.

Edit: Oh, and when doing the installation, ALWAYS choose to not do updates. Then the first time that you go to Windows Update, select "do not install updates". This will shut off auto-update, but still let you update manually.

NEVER use auto-update.

 

[Caveman]

Well, I wish I would have read this earlier… I suppose I can reinstall Windows… It really does seem like it’s getting really honked up and only installing ½ the updates… And yes, most of what it’s been getting hung up on are the .NET updates… Many updates have failed to install… MICROSOFT!!!

 

[Underclocked]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2451743 in that thread I posted a link to download a Windows 7 SP1 update Simplix tool. It contains updates as recent at Oct 20 and excludes the updates related to Windows 10 and telemetry. It takes a good while to run but has worked very well for me.

 

[RampantAndroid]

Look at C:\windows\Windowsupdate.log for what the errors are. Post any specifics here.

 

[Berryracer]

Lots of failed updates and I have no idea why... I just want to update and go... Found 216 updates but only made it to 54 before getting hung...

Any advice to make this go more smoothly??? Seems much harder than it should be...

do not install all updates in one go

start with all .NET framework updates then reboot

then all security updates then reboot

then the rest of the updates then reboot

then check for more updates, install them then reboot,

make sure you hide the bad ones though:

Updates to hide to prevent Windows 10 Upgrade / Disable Telemetry

 

[xgsound]

I tend to look upon upgrades as a necessary evil.
In spite of that, after installing win7 sp1 I have had good luck installing IE 11 first, reboot, and proceed as you wish from there. The IE 11 install picks a group of other required upgrades before it installs.

Jim

 

[Iron Woode]

try running ccleaner.

I found windows update works better afterward.