Windows update checking for updates slow

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Thank you for bringing this up. My problem with this is that my PC becomes almost completely unresponsive during the update installation. I know Windows is installing an update just by noticing how unresponsive the machine is, and when I check, sure enough, Windows is at work.

It is truly ridiculous that an update takes this much time, and has this much computational cost as well!!! I really don't get it!! Sometimes the updates are long and slow, like the one for if you had a much older version. Except network factors, firewalls, hard drives also could cause the slow updates. Could you tell me which version of your Windows 10? Make sure your computer does not have any third-party anti-virus software installed to eliminate the third-party problems.

Besides, if all the methods you had try and still update slowly, you could feedback this situation to Microsoft via Feedback Hub app. I have the same complaint. The download speed is extremely slow.

My internet isn't the fastest in the world but is 20 mbs. MS download for cumulative update is a few mbs at best. I'm outside my 'Active hours' so that shouldn't be an issue. What is even worse is that after it downloads it evidently it downloads it again to compare it.

This is wouldn't comparing the hash on both sides suffice? Maybe their server is just always swamped and it can't do any better. After all MS is very poor and can't afford modern technology. Biden probably needs to give them a couple of trillion dollars to update their infrastructure.

Several years ago I switched to Linux Mint and happy with it, but will admit that some of their updates download too slow but not as slow as MS and Linux only downloads it once, not twice. Same problem here on Windows 10 - average download speed: Doing that will stop your computer from checking for updates and eventually fix the issue. Next, make sure data and time are set correctly on your PC. Sometimes, the wrong time also messes with the updates.

In the Settings window that opens, enable Set time automatically and also click on Sync now under Synchronize your clock. At times, the problem is with your network. If you have access to a different Wi-Fi connection, try connecting your PC to it.

You can also use hotspot from your phone to connect your PC. Once connected to a new network, restart your PC. Hopefully, you should be able to download the updates now. A lot of times, the antivirus prevents Windows from updating. To fix it, either disable it for some time or check if an update is available for the antivirus.

For that, open your antivirus and you will be asked to update it. Once updated, restart your PC and then try downloading updates. If no update is available, then disable it temporarily and then try downloading the Windows updates. Frustrating, no question. Did it work any faster? The result is a list of useful tools, actually:.