The very first updates to a new system take longer than normal.
But dude. I do, do this all day long. I work on 10-40 PCs a day, not all of them need an update and not all are even win 7. But I have wide ranging experience seeing windows updates occurring. I watch windows 7 update no less than lets say..3 times a day. No less. And this is usually AFTER the person has called for some kind of problem possibly malware, and I have cleaned the pc and now am updating java and flash and reader etc. Then I check for updates. And these are old people who dont do their updates. So there are a few. And Im connected to them remotely. Online. If Im connected for a TOTAL of more than 2 hours my employer doesnt like that. So I can malware clean and windows update most PCs in less than 2 hours TOTAL.
if not...there is some kind of problem I cannot address.
But what is more likely?
That microsoft is engaged in what would be a scandalous conspiracy to make win updates for win 7 slow.
Or that the problem is somehow local to you?
Especially considering that people with lots of experience with windows 7 updates are not also having the problem you are.
Im not some windows lover. I dont really like win 10. The PC im on now is win 7 and I prefer android mostly lol.
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That is the problem. Java, flash and reader are trash. The first 2 shouldn't be installed on a modern system anymore and the third can be replaced free with PDF X-Change Viewer.