Do not use the computer for any other purpose during this wait period.ĥ.
After restarting your computer, wait about 10 minutes until Windows Update completes its tasks.
Choose the one that is for your machine - 32 bit (X86) or 64 bit (X64).Ĥ. If that produces a result that says the “update is not appropriate for your computer”, you need to first install the 2nd of these (KB3020369), then install the first (KB3172605). In most cases only the first (KB3172605) of these is needed. You are now going to download and install either one or two updates manually. Follow Woody’s MS-Defcon status to decide when to update.ģ. From this point onwards, you are responsible for starting and installing updates. Windows Update will no longer be automatic. Start Windows Update and change the Setting to Never check for updates. If you do not see SP1 there, yours has not been updated and the following instructions will not work.ġ. While you are looking at the System information to verify whether yours is 32 or 64 bit, check to see if SP1 (Service Pack 1) has been installed. The techie shorthand for 32 bit is x86 and for 64 bit is 圆4. Click the Start globe, type systemin the box. You need to know what is installed in your computer. There are two main types of Windows 7 installations: 32 bit or 64 bit. If you have already installed KB3172605, it would be pointless to try to install it again.īefore you begin updating, please go towards the bottom of this Knowledge Base Item and read the section that begins: From Octoonwards… ( )įor this to work, you must follow exactly as this describes. We have a solution that has worked for likely hundreds of thousands of people.įollow Woody’s MS-Defcon status to decide when to update. Windows Update has become quite problematic for Windows 7 users, for the past year and a half. AKB3172605: Solving Windows 7 update scan slowdowns
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