

This is not being released through Windows Update, go to this address: This update rollup will bring the system current to patch Tuesday of April 2016. This will make it Much faster to update Windows 7 after a clean install, no more Windows update issues and many reboots. Microsoft has released a huge update rollup for Windows 7 SP1, this is similar to a service pack but they are not calling it that. If Service Pack 1 is not installed, install it before following this guide. This is what I do when I reinstall Windows 7 with SP1 or have issues with Windows update stuck on checking for updates. This issue has come and gone over the years with different fixes along the way, so here is my updated guide to this issue as of this date January 5th, 2016. If this is still not helping to search for new updates, use WSUSOffline to get all the updates. To be able to install the update you first need to install the April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 update (again, stop WU service before trying to install the MSU).ĭownload (April 2015 servicing stack update): Try the downloaded update and see if it speeds up the installation of Updates.

This can be done from the command line, or from the Service Manager window.

This speeds up the setup of MSU updates and the useless steps from Moab are not required (reboot causes that the WU service is stopped until it gets started via trigger when Internet is available).
