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I recently had a problem with a Windows 7 Ultimate VM having issues updating, taking hours to fetch and install. This process should not take that long. These are the steps I took to resolve the slow Windows Update problem I had.

Clear the local Windows Update Cache¶

• Open a command prompt as an Administrator.
• Run the following commands to stop the windows update service and clear the update cache:
  

  net stop wuauserv
  net stop bits
  rd /s /q %windir%\softwaredistribution
  net start bits
  net start wuauserv
  wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow
  

Install KB3102810¶

• Download and install the KB3102810 package for your system.
• Reboot the system and run Windows Update.

Resources¶

• http://superuser.com/questions/890038/why-is-checking-windows-update-so-slow
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3102810
• http://superuser.com/questions/821032/svchost-exe-high-memory-usage-wuauserv
• http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/why-are-windows-updates-so-slow-and-long-with/b785ff84-b00e-43b1-8628-40cdccb77aca