 EGeezerSummertimePremium
join:2002-08-04
Midwest
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Re: Problem with Automatic Update since Tuesday I had the same problem on two PCs. Boot time was several minutes, clicking the "custom" button in the update site caused MS windows to become unresponsive and I was unable to end IE with task manager, having to force power off to get out.
Using Process Explorer, I found svchost.exe with wuauclt.exe was the culprit, running at 90+%. When I disabled the Automatic updates service, the symptoms disappeared. When I re-enabled it, the symptoms reappeared. Only after I'd gotten all the available updates installed from the "automatic updates" did the problem subside. I wasted better than an hour and a half screwing with this mess on my laptop, which was current as of last month's patches. the unfortunate fact is that the service needs to be set to auto and running to even check Windows update - at least that's what the site message returned when I tried to check for updates.
I've since turned off notification and stopped the automatic update service and changed it to manual. When I hear of patches, I'll reconfigure it to auto and start it. I just can't afford to have my laptop sucking canal water while I'm trying to support a customer.
I don't necessarily recommend this for other folks, only if they want to deal with externally monitoring for updates and configuring the service rather than deal with performance issues if they encounter them as I did.
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The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes or its theories will hold water.
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 slashmanDon't do it . ..Premium
join:2003-10-01
Batavia, IL | Had two more people call me this morning with the same problem. I wonder if one of the latest updates has brought this utilization problem to light? |
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EGeezerSummertimePremium
join:2002-08-04
Midwest
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1 edit | A bit OT, but for me, the performance of Windows Update seems to get worse as time goes on. I may crosslink this to the Microsoft Help forum, or maybe our office cat will move the topic.
On the one hand, it's related to security since it involves a security practice of maintaining current patches. On the other hand, it's a Microsoft application issue too, and there may be more MS people looking at it who could provide insight. |
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