windows update just keeps checking for over an hour?

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hello i recently fixed my brothers build (had a dead motherboard and had to do a fresh install of windows 7) after installing drivers and getting programs back on there i was trying to check for windows updates as it sat at checking for updates for at least an hour if not two. i went ahead and while waiting on his to do something tried doing my computer and the same thing seems to be happening with my checking for updates.

i was wondering if there's something that's happening for overall windows 7 users? i just find it odd that it won't move on from checking updates for either of our computers, last time my computer was updated was 1/14/16.
 
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theres no global issue, if that is ur query...
sometimes there are multiple updated pushed at the same time...it can take a while...
i think u shd leave it overnight...shd be done by morning...

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windows update is set to check for updates at sunday/3am for my brothers build and for my build i just manually check once in a while.

our internet connection is fine, able to do other stuff as it's running in the background.

the only thing that is making me question the long wait time is because even for my computer (which isn't a fresh install of windows) it's taking a long time sitting at checking for updates also.

i did try using microsoft fixit with my brothers computer but it was checking for updates for a long time as well.

either way i just want to make sure this isn't something going on for general win7 users and to try later? or if i need to just leave our computers at checking for updates for a day before they start listing updates?
 

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okay, never had it do this before from what i could recall. just had to check if it was something else going on. it looks like my updates on my computer finally popped up and so far my brothers is still checking for updates but at least the shut down button shows there's updates to be installed, sorry for any issues. i'm very thankful for the help!