I've observed a strange behaviour with Windows Update (Win7 SP1). The process svchost is consuming an entire core of my Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) doing nothing (i.e., there is no network traffic and the folder `C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution` remains at the same size with the same number of files). De plus, the process sometimes consumes a large quantity of memory (> 1 GB). I've also noted that sometimes the folder `SoftwareDistribution` increases in size during a period of time, and après cela nothing happens and svchost continues to consume an entire core.
Je sais that le problème est with Windows Update, since I've tracked (using Resource Monitor) what service is related with the behaviour related above.
The image below shows what I'm facing:
The next image shows a detailed information about svchost:
If I try to perform the update, nothing happens. The Windows Update doesn't progress. See the image below:
I left this machine trying to do the update for 4 hours. During this time the consumption of CPU remained high (as related above) and no update was installed.
My question is the following:
**Quel est le reason why Windows Update doesn't work and still consumes an entire core of my processor doing nothing?**
Related Question(s):
[svchost.exe high memory usage - wuauserv](https://superuser.com/questions/821032/svchost-exe-high-memory-usage-wuauserv)
Windows Mise à jour doesn't work and consumes 100% of CPU (Win7 SP1)
Re: Windows Mise à jour doesn't work and consumes 100% of CPU (Win7 SP1)
## Correctif
Microsoft released a [Windows Update Client Update](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3161647) which is part of the [July 2016 Update Rollup](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172605) to fix the long [hang at Windows Update scan](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3200747).
>
This update contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This includes the following:
- **An optimization that addresses long scan time for updates that's reported on some computers.**
-
**Téléchargement :**
-
**[32 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53335)**
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**[64 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53332)**
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Stop Windows Update service. This [speeds up the setup of MSU updates](https://superuser.com/a/1044548/174557). Cela peut être fait [from the ligne de commande](https://superuser.com/a/1057487/174557), or [from the service manager window](http://computerstepbystep.com/windows_update_service.html).
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Try the downloaded update and see if it speeds up the installation of Updates.
To be able to install the update you first need to install the [April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3020369) update (again, stop WU service before trying to install the MSU).
**Téléchargement (April 2015 servicing stack update):**
**[32 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46827)**
**[64 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46817)**
## Solution de contournement 1
Si cela ne vous aide toujours pas to search for new updates, use [WSUSOffline](http://www.wsusoffline.net/) to get all the updates.
Microsoft released a [Windows Update Client Update](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3161647) which is part of the [July 2016 Update Rollup](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172605) to fix the long [hang at Windows Update scan](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3200747).
>
This update contains some improvements to Windows Update Client in
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This includes the following:
- **An optimization that addresses long scan time for updates that's reported on some computers.**
-
**Téléchargement :**
-
**[32 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53335)**
-
**[64 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53332)**
-
Stop Windows Update service. This [speeds up the setup of MSU updates](https://superuser.com/a/1044548/174557). Cela peut être fait [from the ligne de commande](https://superuser.com/a/1057487/174557), or [from the service manager window](http://computerstepbystep.com/windows_update_service.html).
-
Try the downloaded update and see if it speeds up the installation of Updates.
To be able to install the update you first need to install the [April 2015 servicing stack update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3020369) update (again, stop WU service before trying to install the MSU).
**Téléchargement (April 2015 servicing stack update):**
**[32 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46827)**
**[64 Bit](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46817)**
## Solution de contournement 1
Si cela ne vous aide toujours pas to search for new updates, use [WSUSOffline](http://www.wsusoffline.net/) to get all the updates.