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Holly_Hobby

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Sat Jul 30, 2016, 05:08 PM Jul 2016

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Hi, I have a newer Lenovo laptop with Windows 7, it's always worked perfectly. I don't use it every day and I'm sure to turn it on all the time to update. I've been very cautious because I don't want Windows 10. I changed the settings a couple months ago to let me decide what to install.

I haven't been able to get it to download anything for quite a while, it keeps telling me it's up to date, but my last update was on June 5th. That's impossible...I have another laptop that has quite a few updates on Windows 7 since June.

So today I asked it to look for updates and it just keeps running and running, 3 hours now. Is there something I can do to see if it's hung up or if there really are no updates available since June? Thank you.

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Windows Update a [View all] Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 OP
ok do this steve2470 Jul 2016 #1
Thanks... Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #2
ok this is complicated, so tell me which part you need help with, copying and pasting this.... steve2470 Jul 2016 #3
Ok, I can do this, I'll post again if I get stuck Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #4
Sigh... Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #5
ok one last thing steve2470 Jul 2016 #6
Nope, didn't help, I'm going to do a restore back to June 5th Holly_Hobby Jul 2016 #7
No idea, I'd go to the support forums, good luck! nt steve2470 Jul 2016 #8
Thanks!, Steve. Wilms Jul 2016 #10
Consider throwing this in the mix. Wilms Jul 2016 #9
on my system.... steve2470 Jul 2016 #11
manually download and install KB3172605 reboot & check for updates... Earth Bound Misfit Jul 2016 #12
great work! nt steve2470 Jul 2016 #13
I saw where a lot of people were having trouble... Holly_Hobby Aug 2016 #14
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