As you know, starting with the version of Windows XP, Microsoft Corporation constantly releases the so-called system updates and service packs. However, it is worth noting that, for some reason, an update error occurs in Windows 7 much more often than in other operating systems. What to do with this, we will now figure it out.
Why does Windows 7 need an update?
Whereas earlier system updates concerned most of the security system, recently (in particular, for Windows 7) they even affect some basic device drivers, as well as specialized platforms such as Microsoft .NET Framework, which are necessary for the operation of some programs and applications.
As for the problems, these are mainly errors of "Windows Update 7" and the file itself, which is responsible for starting the process of searching and installing updates on the system. Now we will dwell on the causes of errors and solutions to some of the most common problems in more detail.
Error installing Windows 7 updates: reasons
If we talk about the reasons, unfortunately there can be a lot of them. First of all, this should include a disabled automatic update, damage to the update file under the influence of viruses and malicious codes, mutual conflicts between the firewall, antivirus and the update service, incorrect completion of the update process, etc.
Despite the fact that in Windows 7, the update error can be present in different forms, for each situation you can find the most appropriate effective solution to the problem.
Automatic update check
Let's start with the simplest situation. It may well be that automatic search and installation of updates is simply disabled. To test these parameters, you must use the Update Center, where the update method line must contain either the automatic start parameter or the search parameter followed by an installation prompt.
Note that even if such parameters are applied, the system immediately starts scanning for official updates on the Web, or rather, on the official website of the Microsoft Update Center, since the system initially refers to it.
Manual update
If in Windows 7 the update error remains after turning on automatic mode, you can use manual search.
If everything goes smoothly here and the system prompts you to install the updates found, you just need to click the appropriate button. If, after that, the problem is not eliminated, you will have to take more effective measures.
First of all, you need to check the system disk (on which, in fact, Windows 7 is installed) for errors. To do this, it is better to use the command line, and not the properties of the disk, called through "Explorer". For example, in the Run menu, you can write the chkdisk c: \\ f command, which allows you not only to check, but also to automatically correct system errors.
If the error repeats over and over again, the reason for its appearance may be that the file itself responsible for starting the update process is damaged. In this case, you need to perform a deep scan with any anti-virus software, and it is better to use utilities under the general name Rescue Disc, which are launched even before the system starts from the optical media.
Firewall and antivirus issues
An equally common situation, when in Windows 7 an update error appears even after all the above actions, there is a conflict between the process and the standard antivirus or firewall hidden from the user's eyes.
It is clear, after all, that the updater accesses a reliable source (in this case, directly to Microsoft resources), so they can be disabled for a while before starting the update process, but only if the preliminary check showed that there are no viruses and threats.
Error after updating Windows 7
Now directly about the most common mistakes, in addition to what was described above. Windows 7 update error codes are a fairly large database, let's look at the three most common ones.
Error 643 is related to the inability to update the Microsoft .NET Framework. Other components of the system can be updated, but it is its update that causes the error. You just need to remove it from the system and reinstall it after downloading the latest version from the official Microsoft website. By the way, with regard to uninstallation, it is better not to use the standard tools from the Programs and Features menu. In this case, advanced uninstallers will come in handy, removing absolutely all residual files and entries of the system registry keys from the system.
One of the most powerful programs of this type is the iObit Uninstaller utility, which has a special Forced Uninstall mode.
Error code 800b0100 is no less common. In this situation, the most appropriate solution would be to use automatic fixers such as the Fix It or the System Update Readiness Tool. In most cases, they are able to fix problems automatically, even without user intervention.
But the biggest headache for many users is the error code 0xc0000005. It appears after installing updates to the system. Typically, this type of error is caused by updates in the form of the KB2859537 and KB2872339 packages. Removing them allows you to get rid of annoying errors.
The easiest way is to type in the command line wusa.exe / uninstall / kb: 2859537 or the same, but only for the KB2872339 package (of course, you must log in as an administrator). If this does not help, you will have to use the update log, in which all packages should be sorted by date. Most likely, some last update is causing the crashes. Now you need to remove packages one by one, each time restarting the computer until the error disappears (you can use the same command line). When the problem is resolved, you can manually install the updates, but exclude the problematic packages from the list.
From the first minutes of working on a computer, each user is slowly discovering a completely new world of computer capabilities. It has a place for the endless expanses of the Internet, and a bunch of ultra-modern programs, applications, games, thanks to which life becomes much easier and more interesting. At the same time, in the computer "barrel of honey" there is also grabbing of its spoons with tar in the form of system failures, glitches and errors, from the elimination of which sometimes the head is spinning. Here's what to do if Windows 7 updates are not installed on your PC? How can we explain this behavior?
Reason # 1: Incorrect download of updates
As practice shows, the update package for Windows 7 is most often not installed on the system due to problems with its download. The essence of the process is that it is initially loaded into the cache and stored there until the user gives the go-ahead to the service "" to install these files on the computer.
As a result, if they are downloaded incorrectly, it becomes impossible to install them on the system. At the same time, a new attempt to download updates will also be unsuccessful, because the files downloaded with an error will be displayed in the cache, which Windows 7 will contact.
What is the way out of this situation? Right! Delete updates from the cache, re-download them and then install them on your computer without any problems. Our favorite command line will help us with this. We launch it through the "Start" menu, driving in three English letters cmd and clicking with the mouse the value that appears in the "Programs" line:
After that, enter the following commands into the command line, alternating with pressing Enter:
- net stop wuauserv
- ren% windir% \\ SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.OLD
- net start wuauserv
After completing them, go to the "Update Center ..." and manually update the system. If desired, you can also remove previously installed problem files from the update package here:
Reason # 2: Windows Registry Issues
More than half of all failures in installing updates on 7-ku are accompanied by the appearance of error 80070308, which in turn can be caused by incorrect operation of the Windows registry.
How to deal with this problem? First you need to call the "Run" utility by pressing + R, drive the regedit command into it and click the OK button. Then go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE section, select the COMPONENTS tab and delete the PendingRequired item in it:
After that, all that remains is to restart the system and re-download the updates.
Reason # 3: Failure of the update service
Problems installing updates on a Windows 7 computer can also be caused by a problem with the corresponding service. How to bring her back to life? To begin with, in the "Start" menu, drive in the search query "Services" and click the appropriate program in the list that appears. Then, in the displayed list of services, you need to find the "Update Center ..." tab, click on it with the mouse and stop the service by clicking the "Stop" button:
Further, without closing the system window, you will need to find the SoftwareDistribution folder in the Windows directory on your hard disk and manually delete all the data stored in it. After that, you need to return to the "Services" window, re-find the "Update Center ..." item, right-click on it and select the "Run" option. Having done this, all that remains is to restart your computer and search for and install updates.
Note that the Fix it utility can also help in this case:
It works in automatic mode, so there shouldn't be any difficulties when working with it. If it still does not help, try rolling back the system:
Other reasons and solutions
As trite as it may sound, errors in installing updates on a Windows 7 PC can also be associated with a lack of free space on the hard drive. So, in order for the system to fully update without the appearance of frightening messages about system failures, you need to have at least 5 Gb of free memory on your hard disk. If the mark moves towards this indicator, you don't even have to ask why it suddenly hangs when installing updates, and I can't do anything with it at all.
What solution can there be? It is easier, of course, to delete unnecessary files from the hard drive and forget about the problem. If this is not possible, you will either have to give up the idea of \u200b\u200bupdating, or buy a removable hard drive and upload all the information to it. But maybe you still need to delete the unnecessary, huh?
Meanwhile, problems with updating Windows 7 may also arise due to the lack of an Internet connection or proxy server errors. The solution here is simple - we check the Internet settings, reconnect to the network and update the system. At the same time, it would be nice to check the operation of the antivirus program / firewall: does it accidentally block update files and access to the Microsoft website. If so, you will need to either disable it for a while, or delete it if the process repeats.
Or programs designed to improve and improve product performance. But, unfortunately, the Windows operating system sometimes has problems and problems with installing updates. What to do in this case? This article will take a closer look at how to fix Windows update errors. Let's figure it out. Go!
Sometimes Windows Update gives errors
There are a lot of troubles with system updates. Often, users who have automatic update mode enabled on their computer complain about the result. For example, they constantly see a message that new settings cannot be loaded or an error occurred while installing them. Users who prefer to install everything themselves are often unhappy with the update too. Sometimes, instead of improving the performance of the operating system, updating only leads to even worse results. Errors 0x80070057, 80244019, 8007000e and so on appear. This raises a logical question: how to fix this? More on this later in the article.
A special tool for troubleshooting all sorts of problems has been implemented, which is called "Troubleshooting". You can use this tool to get rid of Windows Update Center errors. "Troubleshooting" stops the Wuauserv system service and changes the name for the cache partition, and then restarts the service. To use this tool, search Windows "Troubleshoot" and select a search result. Next, go to the "System and Security" section.
Go to the System and Security section
Once in the window for diagnosing and preventing problems on the computer, click on the "Advanced" item below. Then make sure that the "Automatically apply fixes" line is checked in the window that appears and select the run mode with administrator rights. Start the error correction process, it will take a little time. After that, close the window and reinstall the necessary updates.
If the above method did not bring the desired result, you can try to fix the problem manually. This is easy enough to do. First, turn off the Wuauserv system service. To do this, go to the "Task Manager" on the "Services" tab.
Go to the "Task Manager" Services section
Click on the corresponding line with the right mouse button and select "Stop" in the menu that opens. To get to the "Task Manager", use the Windows search or the combination of hot keys Ctrl + Alt + Delete. The next step is to open a command prompt as administrator and run the command: netstopwuauserv
After executing the command, open the "SoftwareDistribution" folder, which is located in the "Windows" section on the C drive. Completely delete all the contents of this folder. Files with updates are pre-downloaded there, so do not be afraid to delete something you need. After clearing the folder, be sure to re-enable the Wuauserv service.
Another way to fix errors is to use third-party utilities. Among other products, the WSUS Offline Update program deserves special attention. This utility allows you to download and install the required updates from Microsoft. WSUS OfflineUpdate is free, so you can download it from the Internet without any problems.
After installing and running the utility, just click the button with the name of the version, which is located in the "Mostrecentversion" section. An archive with the necessary installation file called "updategenerator.exe" will be downloaded to your computer. Start it up. In the window that opens, you will need to select the bitness of the operating system that you have installed. You can find out this information by typing "System Information" in the Windows search. Return to the download window and check the appropriate item (x86 or x64). Click the "Start" button. Wait for a while while the updates are downloaded. Upon completion of the procedure, a window will appear asking you to view the list of downloaded files. Click "Yes" or "No" depending on your desire. Then run the file "updateinstaller.exe", which is located in the folder "client". In the window that appears, click on the "Start" button to start the installation process. Wait a while. Done!
Now you know how to fix Windows update errors. As you can see, this is quite simple. Write in the comments if this article helped you, and tell other users about your own experience in solving similar problems.
This issue is affecting Windows 7 monthly and security updates, which means critical security patches cannot be deployed to affected machines until the bugs are fixed.
When accessing the support page, you will notice that the bug is now flagged as a known issue, although it was not mentioned at the time of the updates.
Installing this update may fail with error code 0x8000FFFF.
To resolve this issue, install KB3177467, the latest servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, before installing this update.
The update has been flagged as critical even though it is not a security update for Windows 7. This status is due to the fact that servicing stack updates are required for the update process to work correctly.
Servicing stack updates are periodic updates that are released to service or update the software stack of Windows platforms. Updates contain fixes and code fixes that are responsible for handling and managing updates, and are designed to improve the reliability of the update process and fix bugs that block the installation of patches for various parts of the system when deploying cumulative updates.
Servicing stack updates keep the servicing stack robust and streamlined so that your devices receive and install Microsoft security fixes.
Some organizations, IT administrators, and home users skipped the installation of the October 2016 servicing stack update, and at first glance, this did not affect the update process in any way, since all subsequent updates were installed without errors.
However, this changed with the release of the August 2018 updates for Windows 7 SP1. Security updates refused to install on devices that did not have the appropriate servicing stack update installed, and error 0x8000FFFF was shown.
Installing KB3177467 solved this problem, but most users and administrators were not aware of this method until Microsoft added the information to the list of known issues.
Why hasn't Microsoft noticed the error?
Microsoft says it only tests its monthly patches on fully patched systems. The issue was not found because Microsoft only tested the fixes on systems with an updated servicing stack.
What is Microsoft going to do to avoid similar problems in the future?
Microsoft plans to re-release KB3177467 on Patch Tuesday in October 2018 and classify it as a security update. While not a security update, categorizing the update like this ensures that it doesn't go unnoticed by customers this time around.
Any future servicing stack update will also be classified as a security update.
As you know, starting with the version of Windows XP, Microsoft Corporation constantly releases the so-called system updates and service packs. However, it is worth noting that, for some reason, an update error occurs in Windows 7 much more often than in other operating systems. What to do with this, we will now figure it out.
Why does Windows 7 need an update?
If the error repeats over and over again, the reason for its appearance may be that the file itself responsible for starting the update process is damaged. In this case, you need to perform a deep scan with any anti-virus software, and it is better to use utilities under the general name Rescue Disc, which are launched even before the system starts from the optical media.
Firewall and antivirus issues
An equally common situation, when in Windows 7 an update error appears even after all the above actions, there is a conflict between the process and the standard antivirus or firewall hidden from the user's eyes.
It is clear that the updater accesses a reliable source (in this case, directly to Microsoft resources), so they can be disabled for a while before starting the update process, but only if the preliminary check showed that there are no viruses and threats.
Error after updating Windows 7
Now directly about the most common mistakes, in addition to what was described above. Windows 7 update error codes are a fairly large database, let's look at the three most common ones.
Error 643 is related to the inability to update the Microsoft .NET Framework. Other components of the system can be updated, but it is its update that causes the error. You just need to remove it from the system and reinstall it after downloading the latest version from the official Microsoft website. By the way, as far as uninstallation is concerned, it is better not to use standard tools from the Programs and Features menu. In this case, advanced uninstallers will come in handy, removing absolutely all residual files and entries of the system registry keys from the system.
One of the most powerful programs of this type is the iObit Uninstaller utility, which has a special Forced Uninstall mode.
Error code 800b0100 is no less common. In this situation, the most appropriate solution would be to use automatic fixers such as the Fix It or the System Update Readiness Tool. In most cases, they are able to fix problems automatically, even without user intervention.
But the biggest headache for many users is the error code 0xc0000005. It appears after installing updates to the system. Typically, this type of error is caused by updates in the form of the KB2859537 and KB2872339 packages. Removing them allows you to get rid of annoying errors.
The easiest way is to type in the command line wusa.exe / uninstall / kb: 2859537 or the same, but only for the KB2872339 package (of course, you must log in as an administrator). If this does not help, you will have to use the update log, in which all packages should be sorted by date. Most likely, some last update is causing the crashes. Now you need to remove packages one by one, each time restarting the computer until the error disappears (you can use the same command line). When the problem is resolved, you can manually install the updates, but exclude the problematic packages from the list.
