Windows downloading updates 0% forever

Situation: The client has two windows 2016 servers. The Update status shows Downloading updates 0% forever and never completes.

Troubleshooting: 1. Restart the Windows Update services or restart the server.

2. If Windows Defender was failing to update properly through Windows Update,  try to update Windows Defender using this command from a terminal window: “%programfiles%\windows defender\mpcmdrun.exe” -signatureupdate -http

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Bob Lin

Bob Lin, Chicagotech-MVP, MCSE & CNE Data recovery, Windows OS Recovery, Networking, and Computer Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Install and Configure Windows, VMware, Virtualization and Cisco on http://www.HowToNetworking.com

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