Windows 8.1 stuck on "Checking for mises à jour..."

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Windows 8.1 doesn't appear to be updating. Quand je allez dans check for updates, it seems to just continuously check for updates without making progress. J'ai left it for a few hours with no luck.

Je n'ai pas any restore points and it is a genuine copy of Windows. It has been like this since I purchased my laptop. J'ai unlso ran Microsoft's basic troubleshooting tools and whilst it did say that some issues were fixed, nothing changed.

Toute aide on this situation?

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Dans mon cas, manually downloading and installing the ["Windows Update Client" Update for Windows 8.1 (KB3138615)](https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB3138615) a résolu le problème. All vous devez do is download the update (see [this answer si vous ne know whether you are running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows](https://superuser.com/questions/36088/how-can-i-find-out-whether-my-windows-is-32bit-or-64-bit#36100)), double click it to start the install, follow the instructions, and restart when prompted. After restarting, vous pouvez restart Windows Update Client and it should trouvez le necessary updates after a few minutes.

Here's a similar Q&A for Windows 7 SP1: [Windows 7 SP1 Windows Update stuck checking for updates](https://superuser.com/questions/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-stuck-checking-for-updates)

*Note:* you may also need to download and run the [Windows Update Troubleshooter
](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/instantanswers/512a5183-ffab-40c5-8a68-021e32467565/windows-update-troubleshooter) before installing the update.