I run virtual machines on my Mac (I’m a developer and I have to see how things behave in other environments). One of them was Windows 7 and when the Windows 10 Free Upgrade started making its appearance I “got in line”; then when I got the notification that it was “my turn” I logged out and duplicated the virtual machine so I’d still have Windows 7 and also have Windows 10.
But once the “Upgrade to Windows 7” icon was occupying the living room of my Windows Update screen, I could not seem to get the update process to fetch me any subsequent Windows 7 updates. After 2 months (remember, this is a virtual machine; I would have gotten to it sooner if it had been my regular everyday environment) of this, I called Microsoft tech support and after a mere 2.5 hours worth of remote desktop connection in which their techs futzed around and Did Stuff (including the installation of a clever little piece of freeware called the GWX Control Panel which explicitly peels out any and all Windows 10 artifacts) I was able to start invoking Windows 7 updates again.
You have 18 important updates and 4 optional updates.
Install
Downloading 18 updates (0 KB total, 0% complete)
Wait a few hours
Some updates were not installed. Failed: Three updates. Reboot required: now or later?
Reboot
Windows is configuring things. Do not turn off your computer or you’ll regret it and stuff
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So it will come up saying I have three pending updates…
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You have 24 important updates and 6 optional updates
Install
Downloading 24 updates (0 KB total, 0% complete)
Wait a few hours
Some updates were not installed. Failed: Four updates. Reboot required: now or later?
Reboot
You have 24 important updates and 4 optional updates
Install
Downloading 24 updates (0 KB total, 0% complete)
Wait a few hours
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Is this damn thing connected?
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Some updates were not installed. Failed: Five updates. Try again
Reboot
ETC
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Rants
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…**Why the fuck can’t they release all this mess as one single download?
…And why doesn’t the progress bar ever ever show any goddam progress? How do I know it’s actually fetching any bytes from the mother ship??**