Windows 7 SP1 Windows Update stuck checking for updates

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Chapters
00:00 Question
00:41 Accepted answer (Score 517)
02:20 Answer 2 (Score 141)
04:45 Answer 3 (Score 36)
05:13 Answer 4 (Score 19)
07:20 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/951960/w...

Question links:
[How do I reset Windows Update components?]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/9...

Accepted answer links:
[Windows Update Client Update]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...
[July 2016 Update Rollup]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...
[hang at Windows Update scan]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...
[32 Bit]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...
[64 Bit]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...
[speeds up the setup of MSU updates]: https://superuser.com/a/1044548/174557
[from the command line]: https://superuser.com/a/1057487/174557
[from the Service Manager window]: http://computerstepbystep.com/windows_up...
[April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...
[32 Bit]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...
[64 Bit]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...
[WSUSOffline]: http://www.wsusoffline.net/

Answer 2 links:
[install it before following this guide]: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...
[released a huge update rollup for Windows 7 SP1]: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/wind.../
http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/s...
[image]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/dkyF7.png
[3177467]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...
[image]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/OqskN.png

Answer 3 links:
[Windows Update: FAQ]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...
[the download link]: http://go.microsoft.com/?linki

Answer 4 links:
[KB3020369]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...
[KB3172605]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3...

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