How long should the updates for a Windows 7 64 bit Clean Installation take?

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

I let my windows update while I went to school ( It was at 5 of 115 files when I left), came back 5 hours later and it was on 97 of 115 files. I assumed something was wrong because I've never had an update take this long ,so I restored my computer with my backup data. Now its trying to install that same update again.
Should it be taking 5+ hours to install? The update is about 850MB. Also I did update windows a couple times prior to getting to this point. But this is the biggest update so far. I'm also on an ethernet cable.

Edit: My system Spec
CPU: i5 4690k
GPU: gtx 970
MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X- Gaming 7
Memory: 8GB

glamdringfh · Nov 24, 2015

I've certainly had Windows updates take that long before. They are usually including a service pack after doing a fresh install of the OS, but that time frame is well within the possibility of Windows Updates. It's on the longer side, but still within reason.

Best bet would be just let it update over night.

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

depends on alot of variables, internet speed, hard drive speed, cpu power. just let it go, restoring your pc is only going to create problems.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 24, 2015

Shouldn't take that long even with a HDD.

martinch · Nov 24, 2015

A full set of updates on a clean install is in the region of several hours - my home PC (i7-4790K with Windows 8.1) took around 2 hrs to do the update loop for Windows, Office and Visual Studio, and my Windows 7 SP1 VM at work took most of the day (some of this is down to virtualised I/O sucking).

Must admit, the update time in Windows sucks compared to Linux...

USAFRet · Nov 24, 2015

Just let it run. 5 hours is nothing.
Is this Win 7, or Win 7 SP1?

If original Win 7, there is a LOT of stuff to update. SP1, only slightly less so.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 24, 2015

5+ hours is way to long to install, somethings amiss.

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

even thou we dont know his hardware?

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 24, 2015

Yes , that seems way to long even with a service pack.

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

USAFRet :

It is Windows 7 SP1

dudeman509 · Nov 24, 2015

I left a computer doing Windows Updates from a fresh install of Win 7 overnight with a regular hard drive and it was still going in the morning (6+ hours).

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 24, 2015

It already has the SP1 , so that is quite long , seems to me like some kind of glitch.

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

could be a failing hard disk, whats your system specs?

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

daswilhelm :

CPU: i5 4690k
GPU: gtx 970
MOBO: Gigabyte Z97X- Gaming 7
Memory: 8GB

It very might well be my HDD, expect I checked in Command Prompt and it says the status of my HDD is "ok"

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

try running a smart test on the hard drive.

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

daswilhelm :

I thought the default SMART test was through Command Prompt. What program do you recommend?

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm

try this, not sure about smart test through command prompt.

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

daswilhelm :

It says the Status is "ok" and under the 'SMART info' tab, everything is reading as "ok"

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

well, "ok" then lol, just start the updates before you go to bed, and don't interrupt it until its done.

after its done, clean up junk files, run a defrag, ccleaner etc..

Jonly_Bonly · Nov 24, 2015

daswilhelm :

I was hoping to come to a better conclusion then "just wait it out" hahaha. Thanks for your feedback!

capt_taco · Nov 24, 2015

I wouldn't be too alarmed. It is trying to install 6 years' worth of updates and it WILL take a long time.

A year or two ago, I had a Vista machine that took 7 hours to finish updating, and there was nothing wrong with the hard drive; in fact, replacing the hard drive with a brand new one was the reason for reinstalling.

I would bet on the fact that there's nothing wrong with your hardware, and it's mainly attributable to the huge backlog of updates and the fact that Windows likes to update itself s-l-o-o-o-o-o-o-w-l-y.

Dark Lord of Tech · Nov 24, 2015

Unselected solution at your request choose when you are satisfied.

daswilhelm · Nov 24, 2015

Jonly_Bonly :

i understand you looking for a better answer, but since the progress was moving along when you stopped it to restore your data, i would have just let it go. you can troubleshoot system problems after its done.

dudeman509 · Nov 24, 2015

It's just a slow process, even on computers with SSDs. I have no idea why; Windows just thrashes away at disk and CPU to update itself for like a 5 MB update each time.

How long should the updates for a Windows 7 64 bit Clean Installation take?

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