Timeline for Windows 8.1 standalone updater hangs searching for updates on computer
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:50 | comment | added | anon | Read the documentation part (wsusoffline.net/docs). It creates the update media and then runs it. It does not correct other (non-update) problems. You can also do a Windows 8.1 refresh (Windows 8.1 recovery settings). That keeps your data but you must reinstall apps. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:46 | comment | added | Certainly not a dog | I will consider it. But, how does “it” work? If it uses any services on my computer that are broken will it not fail? | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:44 | comment | added | anon | I have used WSUS Offline to fix several systems that have fallen behind in updates. When you run it, it will do the updates your system needs. | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:43 | comment | added | Certainly not a dog | I’d like to avoid installing any third party stuff. How would this fix my issue? | |
| Oct 1, 2019 at 10:32 | history | answered | anon | CC BY-SA 4.0 |