Windows update

Jan Betlach

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Aug 29, 2016, 10:31:37 AM8/29/16

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I have installed standalone HVM with Windows 7 Pro. The installation went smooth along with the windows tools from testing repo.
I do have however a problem - the windows update initiated from within the VM is not working. It is "Checking for updates" for hours and never ends. Networking (internet) inside the VM works without problems.
Any ideas?

Foppe de Haan

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Aug 29, 2016, 10:49:05 AM8/29/16

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I had the same experience. WSUS provides a (suboptimal) solution. Not a clue what causes it, though.

Andrew David Wong

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Aug 29, 2016, 12:55:54 PM8/29/16

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That's just how Windows Update works (blame Microsoft):

https://superuser.com/questions/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-
stuck-checking-for-updates

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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Jan Betlach

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Aug 29, 2016, 1:54:00 PM8/29/16

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Thank you Andrew, looks like the first fix helped. Downloading updates now.

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