I know… Windows 8.1. Why on earth would any one keep or used that thing. Had a client that purchased some tablets that got a DEAL on them. Not much of a deal since they didn’t come with the latest version of Windows 10. Anyway, from a fresh, factory install of Windows 8.1 the systems would not up date ANY Windows patches. It would just spin for hours. It would download but never install anything. Here is the solution that Microsoft implemented after many hours of searching and attempting various solutions…
1. Disable automatic update From Update Settings, then restart the PC – This is just temporary so that the Windows Update client does not download the update concurrently with all the packages that you will download in the next couple of steps. (net stop wuauserv) Need to stop the service between EVERY download and install as it will automatically start.
2. Stop Windows Update Service: Open CMD as Admin,Type “net stop wuauserv” and hit enter
Or
Stop Windows Update service from “Services.msc” before installing any of the above KB articles
3. Navigate to “C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution” and Delete Contents from “Data Store” and “Download”
4. Download and install KB3173424.
5. Download and install KB3172614.
NOTE: Stop Windows Update service from “Services.msc” before installing any of the above KB articles
