Windows 10: Windows 10 setup: hangs on Checking for Updates

After 10 has upgraded just go to
services.msc, find windows update service the list and set it to Automatic delayed start.

 

Thanks for this info, decided to take the upgrade again today to see if my stuff is now compatible and had this for hours as I slept.

 

Thanks, i've been upgrading my computers before the july 29 deadline. my "checking updates" was stuck for hours, the windows service stop trick worked!

 

I had stuck with the same problem for a few days. Then only by chance I changed to another route to upgrade, it checked my pc and then told me that my pc didn’t have enough space on hard drive. Once I knew what was the problem, I made the needed room, and the upgrading went smoothly.
So my suggestion would be: to get “Windows10Upgrade9194.exe” from Microsoft official site, try it instead of “Windows 10 free upgrade.exe”. It worked for me, hope it work for you.
Good luck.

 

This work for me ...Thank You...

 

Disconnect from the network, turn on Airplane mode. Once it figures out there is no internet it will move to the next steps

 

Thanks Dude! Now I Have Windows 10!

 

Restarting the service kick started the updates but now it's stuck at 11%....Gah! Maybe I need to stop and start the service again...?? I'll give it a try!

 

I did this during the Windows 10 "hanging" on Getting Updates
Go to Services (Press Windows+R. This will prompt run dialogue box. In here, type services.msc) and stop the Windows Update Service.

And 20 seconds later it moved on to the next screen. You don't need to stop the install. I found it hung on cleaning up files. So on the third attempt I tried what I just posted *Smile

 

Here's a trick that got me past it: Wait until you get to the accept the EULA screen for the MCT - then disable your Internet connection. When the "Downloading Windows..." screen appears turn it back on. VOILA!

I had all kinds of problems - my Win7 wouldn't update either so I wanted to leapfrog to 10...now it's working!

 

I have another problem i downloaded the windows to 66% and i slept.Then I saw it says checking for update.I restarted my computer and it came from first what should I do?

 

A couple of things (most were recommended here already, so I can't lay claim to discovering them...):

-Try stopping the Windows Update service for about 30 seconds - monitor the network connection you are using to get to the internet to see if suddenly there is activity again. If it does magically start working you can restart the service (I suspect the Windows 10 installer might be butting-heads with the Windows Update service).

-Use a USB or CD image for the install of Windows 10 - that seems to negate a lot of the issues - use the MCT.

-Remove **ALL** un-needed hardware and uninstall/disable the drivers from the device manager. This was a big one for me as I had an obscure USB device that might have been causing some of the problem.

-Shut-down all un-necessary services **HOWEVER** keep the ones for Windows Update running: "Windows update service not running. Solved - Windows 7 Help Forums"

-Turn off/suspend your Anti-virus software...and maybe consider un-installing any programs that are not needed. Kill all of the processes from Task Manager that are non-Windows required.

By the way, back up your entire system beforehand in-case there are problems - you can get into a bootloop and wish you had!

Hope that helps - again I can't/won't lay claim to discovering the fixes above - those worked for me and it took half a dozen passes to get it right.

Now that I updated this particular home-built PC (was Win 7 Pro x64 with an ABit AWD9-Max2 MB, 8GB Ram, NVidia GT-650 vid, Intel E6600 DC proc OC'd to 3Ghz, 1TB WD 72k HD) to Win10 it's like a new machine!

 

Although what I provide here works on all devices, it worked very nicely in upgrading from win 8.1 to 10 free on my Dell Venue 8*Tablet.
I searched the internet and the solution is combination of couple of posts which I provide direct link to here. This upgrade worked past Microsoft's free upgrade date for Windows 10 long after it expired.

The way I did this was pulling up the instruction on a different PC (for reference PCX) and following it on the Dell tablet.

1. Go to Microsoft's site* Windows 10, click "Download Tool now" and download it*into a folder in PCX. Once it is downloaded, The file*name will become "Windows 10 MediaCreationTool.exe"

2. Get a minimum of 8GB USB flash drive and insert it in your PCX. Go to the folder where you downloaded "Windows 10 MediaCreationTool.exe" and click on it. When prompted, choose "Create installation for another PC" and click next. The default will popup for Language(English) , Edition (Windows10), Architecture (32*or 64 bit).*If the architect shown is not*correct for Tablet you are upgrading, then uncheck the "use the recommended option for this*PC*and select either 32 bit 64 bit, or both.* I recommend choosing one of the 32 or 64 bit. Click next. "USB flash drive" should be selected. Click next and choose your USB flash drive and click next. Let the process complete. It usually takes about 15 minutes. This is your windows 10 upgrade media now.

3. Turn on your Tablet. right click on the "Start" icon, choose "Run" and type in services.msc. Go down on the list and*click on "Windows Update" and stop*the service. Then Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution and delete all of its contents. There will be many subfolders and stuff. Delete them all.
Restart the Windows Update Service. This step was borrowed and modified from Windows 10 Forums)

4. Turn off the tablet's Wi-Fi. Just click on it and turn it off.

5. Turn your tablet off and back on

6. On your PCX follow steps 1,2, and 3 only from http://www.afterdawn.com/news/articl...-10-upgrade*on your tablet.

7. Turn your tablet off and back on again.

8. Inset your flash drive in your tablet and follow the prompts. It will upgrade your windows 8 to windows 10 while keeping your personal files and apps.

9. After all is done, turn on the Wi-Fi on your tablet*and resume using it.

 

i don't think you were supposed to delete SoftwareDistributions, just delete its contents. remember, the folder is still a needed Windows file. deleting the folder will reset Windows Updates, and Microsoft more than likely placed safeguards to make sure no one does that in an attempt for the updates to not recognize they're using a deactivated version of Windows.