To keep the Windows operating system up to date, Microsoft launched the Windows Update service . It is an internal procedure that, when the equipment is connected to the network, is responsible for searching for updates, patches and all kinds of additional downloads with which to add new functions, repair errors or simply improve the performance of the equipment. It is something that has been active countless years and that, despite the good intentions it brings, is not always free from errors.
Whenever they try to add improvements or changes , or at least almost always, they usually “touch” some part that causes another element to fail. The code that composes the bowels of an OS like Windows is somewhat elaborate and complex , so a small modification anywhere can trigger a kind of butterfly effect that affects the rest. In fact, one of the most common problems among Windows 7 users has to do with the update protocol itself .
Many users have discovered that, when they try to update, Windows Update keeps looking for updates infinitely , something that prevents being up to date on revisions because it never finishes finding anything, much less allows Patches installed. If this is your situation and you wonder how to solve it, you can breathe calmly, because this guide will be in charge of giving you all the information you need to remedy it , explaining all the steps to follow in each moment and what downloads you have to do.
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The update loop of Windows Update does not stop, how to stop it?
Fortunately, Microsoft itself is aware of this persistent failure and has launched certain repairers to fix the problem. However, first you have to apply a series of procedures that are responsible for stopping the protocol of the updater to be able to manipulate it freely with manual updates. All that, and more, we explain it here.
If you see that the Windows Update update never takes place because the loop does not stop , you have two different ways to stop the process and fix it. We will explain both below:
Method 1
- Go to the “Start” menu of your Windows 7 by clicking on the button below on the left.
- Now, inside the box to search , you have to type “Windows Update” , a list of programs will appear in which you have to choose “ Windows Update “.
- In the window that just opened before you, you have to look for the “Change settings” section on the left and click on it.
- You will see, then, that the content of The window changes. Find the “Never check for updates” box and check it to confirm the changes you’ve made.
- It’s time to restart your computer to finish applying these modifications. From now on you should not try to install updates automatically.
Method 2
- With your keyboard, press the key combination Windows + R
to open the” Execute “window. - In the space to write, you have to enter the following (* without quotes): “cmd.exe” and press the Enter key.
- You are inside the command console, so now you must enter the one indicated below: “net stop wuauserv ”.
- If you receive an error message when doing so, you have to run the“ Command Prompt ”as administrator. Go to the search bar of the start menu, type “ cmd ” and, in the first result, right click and then choose the option “Run as administrator” . Re-enter the command from the previous point.
- Restart the PC to apply the changes and stop having the problem of the eternal update of Windows.
How to fix the problem of Windows Update downloads?
Once you have stopped the automatic Windows Update downloads , the next thing to do is to remedy so that this error does not happen again. Fortunately, Windows 7 has some files that can be downloaded and installed to fix , precisely, this error that has so bothered a lot of users.
Therefore, after having followed any of the two methods indicated in the previous section and verified that the system does not try to install updates and enter that eternal loop, you have to follow the instructions which we will indicate below:
Open your web browser , since you have to download a few files to install the necessary patches on your operating system. Now, you have to enter the following URLs depending on the version of Windows 7 you have:
Windows 7 32 bits
- Download update KB3020369
- Download update KB3172605
Windows 7 64 bits
- Download update KB3020369
- Download update KB3172605
Both files downloaded in the corresponding version, you must install them in the same order in which they were downloaded . That is, first open the KB3020369 installer and, when you have finished installing it, continue with KB3172605 . After the previous step, reboots the PC so that all changes made to the system are applied.
You have already had to fix the problem thanks to these patches released by Microsoft . The next thing you need to do is reactivate automatic updates so that your PC searches the network again to install patches and keep your system up to date. It is very important to remedy this situation as soon as possible, since updates are something that comes to the operating system every so often and always aim to fix any possible failure, in addition to improving the performance of the equipment.
Check that this eternal Windows Update loop is no longer repeated and, if it happens again, repeat the process from the beginning. You will see how it ends up solving and you can proceed normally in a very short time.