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Windows 10 upgrade stuck "checking for updates"

FrigidNinja
By FrigidNinja
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I'm in the process of upgrading to windows 10 on a fresh install of windows 7.

 

I've been staring at 

"getting updates, checking for updates" for over two hours.

what am i doing wrong?

do i need to fully update windows 7 before upgrading to 10?

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Hey man, I'm having kinda the same problem but I'm just trying to install pure Windows 7 updates on a fresh install. Do you think the update servers are down or flaky at the moment.

 

This is my thread: 

 

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1 minute ago, AMD Lover said:

Hey man, I'm having kinda the same problem but I'm just trying to install pure Windows 7 updates on a fresh install. Do you think the update servers are down or flaky at the moment.

 

This is my thread: 

 

In my search for a fix to my problem, I found this

 

 

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I can help you stop WIndows 7 Updates from running, hopefully you can upgrade to Win10 without it

 

1. Windows Update > Change Settings > "Never Check for Updates"

2. Start > (type) msconfig > Services > (sort by name) then scroll down to "Windows Update" and uncheck that box > Restart.

 

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I can help you stop WIndows 7 Updates from running, hopefully you can upgrade to Win10 without it

 

1. Windows Update > Change Settings > "Never Check for Updates"

2. Start > (type) msconfig > Services > (sort by name) then scroll down to "Windows Update" and uncheck that box > Restart.

 

See if the upgrade works without win7 updates
If it doesnt undo step #2 restart, undo step#1 and try running the update /upgrade again
 

This Windows 7 memory leak is friggin horrible and i used to have to undo and redo these two things multiple times before my Win7 updates ran properly 

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On 5/11/2016 at 10:49 AM, FrigidNinja said:

IT WORKED!! Thanks everybody!!

what did u do? i also stucked at getting for updates

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