Jason wrote:
On Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:24:19 +1100 "Peter Jason" wrote in
article
should I backstep and
skip this "get Updates" option?



I've upgraded half a dozen machines at a charity where I volunteer. That
"waiting for updates" is maddening and takes a minimum of 45 minutes,
sometimes over an hour.

I think a person would also have to compare that
wait, to how long you wait for regular Windows
Update windows to paint themselves. The delay
could be due to the bug in Windows Update,
where wuauserv rails a CPU core at 100% for
40 minutes or so.

There is a succession of patches to WU, and
occasionally one of those reduces the wait.
Because of the backward progress observed
for '710, one would have to assume this
is the usual Microsoft "bandaid" fix for
the problem. And not a real fix.

http://www.askwoody.com/2015/dont-ch...documentation/

"- Windows Update has always been set to "Never check for updates";
– Monthly manual update at least one week after Microsoft Patch Tuesday;
– Up to and including August 2015: "Checking for updates" ran a long time;
– 2015.09.16 w/o KB3083324 installed: "Checking for updates" ran 43 minutes,
and presented 17 updates to choose from;
– 2015.10.21 with KB3083324 installed: "Checking for updates" ran 2.5 minutes,
and presented 13 updates to choose from.
– 2015.11.18 with KB3083710 installed: "Checking for updates" ran 33 minutes,
and presented 15 updates to choose from.

So back to square one with KB3083710. However, KB3102810
got installed today, so maybe my December update will get faster again
"

Paul