Windows Updates Not Available

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Uncle John

Although I have automatic updates enabled I have nothing since March 16th
for Windows

When I accessed the Microsoft Update site directly today April 12th it found
an update for Office but for Windows it just searched endlessly.

Is there a blockage on the update site at the present time?
 
How to troubleshoot problems connecting to Windows Update or to Microsoft Update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818018/en-us

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Carey Frisch
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| Although I have automatic updates enabled I have nothing since March 16th
| for Windows
|
| When I accessed the Microsoft Update site directly today April 12th it found
| an update for Office but for Windows it just searched endlessly.
|
| Is there a blockage on the update site at the present time?
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| Uncle John
 
Uncle said:
Although I have automatic updates enabled I have nothing since March
16th for Windows

When I accessed the Microsoft Update site directly today April 12th
it found an update for Office but for Windows it just searched
endlessly.
Is there a blockage on the update site at the present time?
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Don't use additional code, Windows/Microsoft/Automatic Updates, that
gives the OS patching process more ways to fail.

Learn how to lessen the risk of patching through Common Sense Computing:

http://comsense.microscum.com

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Kurt Kirsch
Self-anointed Moderator
http://microscum.com
"It'll soon shake your Windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."
 
Thanks Carey, I added the lines to Trusted Sites as you suggested, however I
note that when I access Microsoft update it starts v6 so assume should add
this too. At the end found that MS Update site was blocked for UK users for
a time yesterday due to April roll out of security fixes.
BTW re Kurt's point I have auto install updates enabled in the inform mode,
not the install mode.

Uncle John
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Uncle said:
Thanks Carey, I added the lines to Trusted Sites as you suggested,
however I note that when I access Microsoft update it starts v6 so
assume should add this too.
Click to expand...

Not necessary.
At the end found that MS Update site was
blocked for UK users for a time yesterday due to April roll out of
security fixes.
Click to expand...

And you see neither is adding Microsoft Update to your trusted sites
necessary.

BTW re Kurt's point I have auto install updates enabled in the inform
mode, not the install mode.
Click to expand...

You don't need that code running in the background at all. Sign up for
MS's Security advisories and bulletins. You'll find out about patches
before Auto Update can.

And I stated, "Don't use additional code, Windows/*Microsoft*/Automatic
Updates . . . ."

Microsoft Update adds another unnecessary layer of code that adds
additional unnecessary risks to the OS patching process as much as Auto
Update does. But some people like the feeling they get playing Russian
Roulette while patching their OS.

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Peace!
Kurt Kirsch
Self-anointed Moderator
http://microscum.com
"It'll soon shake your Windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."
 
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