Windows update hangs or Windows 7 keeps on checking or searching updates

Are you having one of the following problems related to Microsoft windows 7 update.

• Windows 7 keeps on checking update or searching updates
• Windows update stopped working
• Microsoft windows does not install the pending updates
• Windows does not show the installed updates.
• No windows updates after you install IE9.
• Windows7 failed to install updates many times.
• Windows update hangs

Cause: The problem is due to the default registry size limit in windows 7 which is is 0x8000000 (134217728). You can increase the registry size limit by following steps

Solution:

Open regedit (Run regedit)

Then goto and modify the value

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control

Key: RegistrySizeLimit, Type: REG_DWORD, Value: 0x8000000 (134217728)

Change the value: 0xFFFFFF (4294967295)

Now reboot the system and check for the updates. You should be able to update