Checking for updates, never ending story

okar19 · 8 Oct 2016 at 18:40

Hi,
I just installed windows 8 and all I want to do is update it to 10. I can't because it stucks on checking for updates. I saw clips on youtube where people stop windows update service, delete folders, dwonload microsoft tools to fix it but I still can't download this damn updates. Any ideas?

lurkio · 8 Oct 2016 at 19:31

sorry too late

koolpc · 8 Oct 2016 at 19:37

Free update finished ages ago. You need to buy it now.

Minstadave · 8 Oct 2016 at 19:46

koolpc said:
Free update finished ages ago. You need to buy it now.

Not true last time I checked - you can still upgrade through the accessibility loop hole.

http://www.howtogeek.com/265409/you...-for-free-from-microsofts-accessibility-site/

LoadsaMoney · 8 Oct 2016 at 20:00

Minstadave said:
Not true last time I checked - you can still ungrade through the accessibility loop hole.

http://www.howtogeek.com/265409/you...-for-free-from-microsofts-accessibility-site/

He doesn't want to ungrade, as hes not on 10 yet

Minstadave · 8 Oct 2016 at 20:10

Fixed

okar19 · 9 Oct 2016 at 01:48

I just updated to 10 so what are you talking about guys? The only problem I have now, system is freezing because my mobo doesnt like this lame system. It even doesnt have drivers for 10.

koolpc · 9 Oct 2016 at 13:27

okar19 said:
I just updated to 10 so what are you talking about guys? The only problem I have now, system is freezing because my mobo doesnt like this lame system. It even doesnt have drivers for 10.

Nothing wrong with 10.

mrk · 9 Oct 2016 at 14:45

okar19 said:
I just updated to 10 so what are you talking about guys? The only problem I have now, system is freezing because my mobo doesnt like this lame system. It even doesnt have drivers for 10.

Generally you don't need mobo drivers from the maker's site, everything is in the chipset maker's driver, be it AMD or Intel. Unless it's so old that even they have binned it.

neil_g · 9 Oct 2016 at 15:38

okar19 said:
I just updated to 10 so what are you talking about guys? The only problem I have now, system is freezing because my mobo doesnt like this lame system. It even doesnt have drivers for 10.

you checked your system was compatible before upgrading right?

Deleted member 77746 · 9 Oct 2016 at 16:45

okar19 said:
Hi,
I just installed windows 8 and all I want to do is update it to 10. I can't because it stucks on checking for updates. I saw clips on youtube where people stop windows update service, delete folders, dwonload microsoft tools to fix it but I still can't download this damn updates. Any ideas?

A bit more information about your system setup would be better to deal with.

If I was you I would format the system right back to the beginning. By the time you wrote the thread and waited for the replies you could have had a system boot disk created, data backed up, the HDD formatted and a fresh clean system that works.