Windows 10: Install stuck at searching for updates

Discus and support Install stuck at searching for updates in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Installing Windows 10 directly on this pc from media creation tool. When it gets to 'searching for updates' it gets stuck a 0%. Any thoughts? Thanks!!... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015.

  1. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User

    Install stuck at searching for updates


    Installing Windows 10 directly on this pc from media creation tool. When it gets to 'searching for updates' it gets stuck a 0%. Any thoughts? Thanks!!

    :)
     
    ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015
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  2. ANDRE DA COSTA
    Andre Da Costa Win User
    Andre Da Costa, Aug 6, 2015
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  3. HARRYWOLLMAN
    harrywollman Win User
    win 10 stuck at at searching for updates

    am trying to install the full version of win 10 over win 7 but win 10 is stuck at searching for updates wats the problem
     
    harrywollman, Aug 6, 2015
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  4. SWARFEGA
    swarfega Win User

    Install stuck at searching for updates

    Make sure the PC has internet access. For instance on mine, I don't have internet until I've installed the driver.
     
    swarfega, Aug 6, 2015
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  5. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User
    Thanks. I'm posting on here using the pc, via internet.
     
    ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015
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  6. SWARFEGA
    swarfega Win User
    Apologies but you may have been desperate enough to have been on a tablet *Tongue

    Have you had an email saying "Windows 10 for you is on the way and you are in the queue" yet?
     
    swarfega, Aug 6, 2015
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  7. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User
    No, I haven't received that.
     
    ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015
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  8. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User

    Install stuck at searching for updates

    I just cleaned out the Software Distribution folder and will give it a try once more.

    c:Windows\SoftwareDistribution
     
    ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015
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  9. IBAWBAG
    iBawbag Win User
    Command prompt (admin)

    Net stop wuauserv
    Net stop bits

    delete contents of c:\windows\softwaredistribution\download

    then

    Command prompt (admin)
    Net start wuauserv
    Net start bits
     
    iBawbag, Aug 6, 2015
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  10. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User
    Thanks... will give it a go!
     
    ventanasguy, Aug 6, 2015
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  11. VENTANASGUY
    ventanasguy Win User
    This time it got beyond the searching... all by itself without my doing anything. Now let's see how it all ends.
     
    ventanasguy, Apr 4, 2018
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