Windows: Update search takes forever - you can do that

If the search for Windows updates takes forever, various causes can be responsible. Find out in this practical tip what you can do about it.

Windows: Update search takes forever - what to do?

• Make sure that you have correctly set the date and time on your computer.
• You should also make sure that you are properly connected to the Internet so that updates are found.
• In most cases it can help if you briefly restart the PC and then try again.
• If not, download and run this fix-it from Microsoft. Wait for the setup to complete and then check for updates again.
• It can often help if you create a new administrator account and use it to check for updates.

If you would like to deactivate the automatic updates under Windows 10, we will show you in the next practical tip how this works.