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Patch Tuesday updates are out – are your scans any faster?
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GuestHad searched for over 30 minutes before I saw this new post. I thought I had installed all the Windows 7 update scan speed up patches but I didn’t have 3161608/3161647, because update checks were speedy with the older fixes until today. After installing 3161608 and restarting, scan took about a minute and found 9 updates. So the fix is working
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Perturbance
GuestYes: much faster scan for me on Windows 7 (x64) than in recent months, with KB3161647 installed. 3-5 minute scan time.
I’m seeing .Net security updates in the mix this month, so if and when I install them I can see the patch process taking longer than ‘normal’ due to the large amount of tiny files .Net uses.
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ManagerFirst, you have to install last year’s servicing stack update, KB 3020369, before you can install the speedup patch. Microsoft doesn’t document that anywhere, but various reports indicate that you need it installed. Note that there were problems with KB 3020369 triggering a “Stage 3 of 3” hang. There’s a description and a workaround in my post from a year ago.
Second, Microsoft doesn’t have a download for the Win7 scan fix by itself. The only way you can get KB 3161647 is by installing the update rollup KB 3161608. KB 3161647 contains the “fix for a Windows Update error 0x8007000E on some computers while they are updating” as well as “some reliability improvements.” The update rollup KB 3161608 includes four fixes that are completely unrelated. Confused yet?
This means Windows 7 users must install six unrelated patches in order to get Microsoft’s Win7 updating mess untangled — seven unrelated patches, if you include KB 3020369. If one of those seven patches isn’t to your liking, sorry bucko, you’re relegated to the eight-hour-wait list.
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GuestWith June 14 Patch Tuesday, Windows Update check for updates took one and a half, and two hours on my two Windows 7 systems.
June 24, I installed KB3161608.
Today, July 12, Windows Update check for updates took only one or two minutes to find six Patch Tuesday updates.
(Downloading and installing took 20 minutes.)So, did installing KB3161608 help?
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GuestI’d be very wary of installing the roll-up patch just to speed up the updating process, there is little or no evidence that it is any more effective than the individual monthly updates that have the same purpose, or that its effect is any more permanent.
Meanwhile you’re (a)installing a load of other updates you may neither need nor know about, and (b) having to track down an update for a manual download that is not necessarily recommended or offered on your machine, something that is usually advised against because it represents a purely optional update that in the case of roll-up patches is really only intended for complete OS installations.
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AskWoody_MVPYup, the KB3161608/KB3161647 fix did the trick for Win7 SP1. Took 4 minutes to display a list of available updates for Win7 SP1 on my family’s Dell Inspiron 620 desktop PC using an Intel i5-core 2310 CPU.
And a new WIN32K.SYS update (MS16-090) KB3168965 is out – the KB3161664 fix does not work anymore for Vista SP2 & Win7 w/out KB3161608/KB3161647 as of July 12. Vista users (and Win7 users w/out KB3161608) will have to manually download & install the KB3168965 win32k.sys update to once again temporarily fix the slow WU scan problem from July 12 to August 8.
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GuestSo should I wait until Sunday or next tuesday to install the KB needed to speed things up, then check for updates and then uncheck those that are suspicious?
I’m gonna wait until Sunday Night or Tuesday night to do updates. I’ll first install the KB monday night and then do the process tuesday or do the KB sunday night, restart and check for updates.
I’m gonna keep my windows update off until sunday or next tuesday to ensure things are alright.
If you guys detect any win 10 last installing updates hidden in the patch please notify about it.
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GuestTest 1 – Win7 SP1 w/Office, KB3161664 — scanning for updates spiked the CPU and after about 1/2 hour I stopped the WU service.
Test2 – Win7 SP1 w/Office, installed KB3168965 — scanning took about 10 minutes and completed
Test3 – Win7 SP1 w/Office, installed KB3161608, KB3168965 not installed — scanning took 8 minutes and completed.
So although it appears that the updated WU Agent achieved its objective the 3168965 update will also work to make scanning for updates bearable (at least for this month).
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GuestYes – the KB3161608 (which included KB3161647 Windows Update) has worked wonders for the checking for updates for both the JUNE batch and the JULY batch. Roughly 2-4 minutes to complete checks (compared to the many hours without KB3161608/KB3161647). I know folks are worried about the other fixes bundled into KB3161608, but I have seen absolutely no ill effects. To me, KB3161608/KB3161647 has been a godsend. I will agree that I think KB3161647 should have been offered standalone instead of bundled. Maybe a future standalone WU Client KB will be offered containing the speed-up changes.
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GuestI download patch KB3168965 (Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-090) and manually install it. Scanning of new Windows update finished almost as soon as it began.
About KB3161608: I removed the dreaded Jun-2016 roll up (KB3161608) from my laptop prior to installing KB3168965, as KB3161608 hosed the loading of Intel Bluetooth drivers.
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AskWoody LoungerQUESTION:
I’m sure that we are all weary of discussing the KB3161608 roll-up patch, however I would like some advice on the procedure please.
The prerequisite update from last year is already installed.
Do I do the “check for updates” and let the computer go through the lengthy process of doing that BEFORE I DL & install the KB3161608? I don’t think that the fix is going to work until I do the “check for updates” thing.
I think I’m getting “burn out” to have to ask a question such as this. I know there’s time
to get it done, however I would like to get it over with (in the event something goes awry).Thank you to Woody, and all who contribute so much. 🙂
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Guestooops, sorry, i think i missed a step
—-so, if we go the KB3168965 route, is it the same old drill?
1) download KB3168965
2) unplug from internet
*** 3) stop WU process using Task Manager
4) install KB3168965
5) restart and plug back into to internet
oh, and is there an easier way to search for installed updates than visually scanning down the list… i couldn’t find any way to use the Search function to find a specific update KB number… kinda a hard to find a specific KB in a list of hundreds 😉
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AskWoody PlusI also found this info. See the comment in French. https://websetnet.com/june-2016-update-rollup-windows-7-sp1-fixes-slow-windows-update/
Here is the translation: WARNING !!! Bluetooth problem! Installing this package KB3161608 on Windows 7 causes an inability to use, uninstall or install the Bluetooth Intel Wi-Fi cards, such as N-2230, N-7260, … Symptom: Bluetooth does not work at all. If you try to uninstall or update the drivers, a message appears “a problem with this windows installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not end as expected. Contact your support personnel or seller of the module “. After several days of searching, the ONLY solution: uninstall the hotfix package KB3161608 …
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AskWoody LoungerTo find if specific updates are installed….
Open a cmd prompt, type powershell and hit enter.
Use the command:
get-hotfix -id KBnnnnnnnYou can also search for multiple KB’s in one command by separating them with a comma and a space, like: get-hotfix -id KBnnnnnnn, KBnnnnnnn, KBnnnnnnn
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GuestWoody – I just downloaded and installed 3168965 using the http://wu.krelay.de/en/ site you gave the link to above. Worked like a charm. I always turn off Windows Update in Services, then do the download and install and then turn WU back on. I do not have 3161608 installed and probably won’t install it since this has given me the ability to get Windows Update to search for updates in about 4 minutes. Thanks for all you do Woody – you’re the light at the end of a very long and ugly tunnel!
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AskWoody LoungerThank you Woody for bringing me out of my “burn-out”. I see the update in my “optional” updates, so I assume that I can just click on that and it will do its thing.
I will try it later, and hope and pray that all goes well. No time to do it now. Thank you so much for your patience, and invaluable help! 🙂
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GuestWorked perfectly here too! I tried a manual check before installing it and bailed out after 45 minutes. Installed KB3168965 and ran a manual check again and had the list in 9 minutes. NOTE: after the check completed KB3161647 is no longer in my list of available updates.
As staunch as you’ve always been over the years about not installing anything other than what’s NEEDED Woody I’m still having a hard time swallowing you advising everybody to install the “Rollup” with 7 other unnecessary patches to reach the same goal as one stand-alone patch!
Have you become so engrossed in your love of Windows 10 that these “Rollups” containing a slew of tag-along patches are the best option available now?
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AskWoody LoungerWoody:
I only intend to install the KB3161608. Nothing else ever gets installed without your “Okay”. I assume that the usual, definitions and the “Malicious software removal tool” are “always” okay to install, however nothing else “moves” until you have given the “all clear” on the monthly updates.
I’ve had the KB3161608 update sitting in the “optionals” for quite a while.
Thank you so much for the invaluable help you provide to everyone! It’s good to see new members of your “Fan Club”. WELL DESERVED!!
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GuestWe all have “MS wishes” Woody but it seems like every month somebody has provided direct download links here and the instructions for installing them never changes.
Here’s the links for both the 32 and 64 bit stand-alone patches, the installation instructions below the links are the same as all the previous ones.
KB3168965 (32 bit)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b24023e8-1b71-4f91-8b52-bb5066b0b00bKB3168965 (64 bit)
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b8cd23a-53cc-4c3f-805d-ae2a70ff3252Download the file.
Disconnect from the internet.
Restart your computer.
Stop the Windows Update service.
Install the patch.Any idea why KB3161647 isn’t available anymore after installing this one? It was still there the last time I checked a few days ago.
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GuestI picked up KB3161608 through WU on the desktop last night and got updates quickly. OTOH, trying to do the same thing on the laptop this morning got me nowhere. (Lots of CPU activity and no download for an hour…) I went to MS and got the MSU package and after a half hour, it installed.
Curiously, part of the installation included getting the Patch Tuesday list, but that took only 30 minutes.
I hope this is the permanent fix, but I’m not counting on it…
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Bill C.
AskWoody PlusJust uninstalled KB3161608. I have the N-7260 Bluetooth and my Bose Mini speaker back. Since it was not a security update, I figured I would go ahead.
I do not notice any difference in my WU scans. They still ‘appear’ to be quick. Time will tell.
I almost pulled the pin with Linux Mint 18 for this laptop, but really like the familiarity of Win7-64SP1 Pro, so I kept it.
Mint will go on the Asus netbook though after live testing showed an improvement over Ubuntu 16.04LTS in application launch speed. I believe Unity is a resource pig compared to Cinnamon, but the launcher in Unity is so convenient.
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CeeBee
GuestInstalled 3161608 to speed up update search (it worked). D/l and installed all patches picked, and so far so good.
Then I uninstalled 3161608 rebooted and checked for updates and found a couple of old ones. So I installed same and rebooted again.
Now, w/o KB3161608 installed my update time is about 4-5 minutes on an old ThinkPad T7 Pro.
What gives? It seems I can keep KB3161608 off for the time being.
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GuestMy Win7 scan was quite fast again this month. Should I wait to install important updates or follow the prior instructions “Click the link that says “XX important updates are available.” CHECK the boxes next to items that say “Security Update,” “Windows Defender” and “Malicious Software Removal Tool.” UNCHECK the boxes next to any items that aren’t specifically marked as “Security Update.” ?
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Karen
GuestSo I have the June patch (KB3161664) installed (not the KB3161608, which was in my list of uninstalled updates), I had my updates set to check for updates but let me decide when to download and install. I turned on my Windows 7 64-bit laptop today and an hour later my fan was still running overtime and my new windows updates had not come through like they always did. I assume that I am experiencing that “stuck issue”.
I stupidly changed the Windows update setting to “Never check” and restarted my laptop, when it rebooted all the updates (Including KB3161608) disappeared. So I turned the Windows updates back to “check but let me” and I have been stuck “checking” for over almost two hours now. What do I do now?
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ch100
AskWoody_MVPI experienced issues for June and July patches with a virtual machine patched in full up to and including February 2016 patches. I tried to update this machine in a managed environment and on Windows Update with the same results – never ending scans.
While I cannot easily tell what would fix the issue on Windows Update, I tend to believe the guys at http://wu.krelay.de/en/2016-07.htm because their recommended patch KB3168965 supersedes a lot of older patches and as such takes much of the load from the calculations performed by svchost.exe. The supersedence can be seen either in WSUS (the official one, not offline) or on the Microsoft Catalog web site under Package Details for the relevant patch.
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GuestThe above scan on my Win7 machine finally showed updates after slightly less than two hours of high CPU searching. I hid KB2952664, KB3173040 and the rollup KB3161608. On that machine I have had “Give me recommended” checked all along and have hidden my list of telemetry, compatibility and Win Client Update patches. I also have GWX CP blocking GWX and OSUpgrade.
I installed all of the rest of the available patches – including one non-security Win7 patch KB3170735.Today, I did a manual search for updates on that machine and it took all of two minutes.
I hate to be discouraging, but I believe the download/manual install of whatever patch that is deemed to be the lifesaver of search time that month is what lowers the search time (temporarily), not the patch itself. I have installed the security patch that is supposed to be the fix along with the rest of the updates each month and yet my search time was initially two hours this month. I did not install the rollup, but after the rest of the patches installed, the search time drastically dropped.
The lower search time appears to me to be because there’s nothing left out there to search for (or MS has changed something). And it will be fast until next Patch Tuesday when the list again increases (or MS sets the bits for long search again). I still can’t assign the responsibility to an individual patch.
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JDeC
GuestWin7x64 laptop-After waiting for over an hour and a half, updates downloaded for me and I chose KB3168965, it downloaded and installed quickly and fine and upon reboot I was notified right away there were other updates available which I won’t do until I see an all clear here..Thanks for your informative helpful site, Woody!
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GuestYou can indeed safely stop wuauserv (windows update service). This aborts the 6 hour prep to check for updates, upon trying to install a manual update it is restarted and its first task is the install (1-3 minutes). Any new checks for updates are queued.
You CANNOT disable the service and expect to install anything.
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GoTheSaints
Guest@ch100, I have all of the five patches listed installed, from Sept ’15 through to July ’16.
For a few months now I have been manually installing the so-called monthly speedup patch and it has worked. Not this month though!
As I said before I’m reticent to install the roll-up at this point even though some have commented it has worked.
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