Windows Server stuck on Checking for Updates

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[Windows Server 2012 Standard]

I have been tasked with updating some servers here at the office, and one of them is giving me problems. Windows Update has now been in the "Checking for updates…" phase for 5 days, with no signs of completing. (It has not had updates applied for over a year, so it definitely has needed patches.) Troubleshooting tasks done so far:

  • Restarted the server
  • Stopped the WU service, deleted the contents of the Software Distribution folder, and restarted service
  • Looked through Windows Logs; don't see anything obvious

The server is also running (a currently unused install of) SharePoint 2013 – not sure if that is a factor in this stuck state or not. Thanks for any pointers.

Best Answer

Window Server 2012 is based on Windows 8 code and here the Microsoft doesn't fix the long update scan like in Windows 8.1/2012 R2.

So upgrade to 2012 R2 + apply the fix or accept the slow update scanning.

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