Windows 7 or Windows 8 stuck with 'checking for updates' ?

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Like the title says, endless looping status bar on Windows update ?

updating

You will want to make sure you have the following fixes installed:

Windows Update Client for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2: March 2016 Windows Update Client for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2: March 2016

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  • Anonymous
    October 17, 2016
    This worked for me:https://ebraiter.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/fixing-windows-7s-windows-update-from-doing-nothing/