Windows 7 startup when configuring windows update fails, update installation stops, freezes, hangs

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<div dir&equals;"ltr" style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">When ever you start computer its keep configuring updates and then fails and reverting back to normal &period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are several reasons why the installation or finalization of one or more Windows updates can hang&period; I am not going in detail what issues can be&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Solution by Microsoft are following&colon;&nbsp&semi; But none work for me so I have found this tweak&period;&nbsp&semi; Open Command Prompt and type following<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><b><span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;">Try deleting the &&num;8220&semi;pending&period;xml&&num;8221&semi; file at this location&comma; reboot&comma; hopefully that configuring message will not run&period;<&sol;span><&sol;b><br &sol;><b><span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;"> <&sol;span><&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<pre><b><span style&equals;"color&colon; red&semi;">C&colon;Windowswinsxspending&period;xml<&sol;span><&sol;b><br &sol;><&sol;pre>&NewLine;<p><strong><span>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><br &sol;><strong><span>Following Solutions are by Microsoft&comma; It may works &period; Credit to Microsoft <&sol;span><&sol;strong><br &sol;><strong><span>Method 1&period;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><strong><span><br &sol;><&sol;span><&sol;strong><span>If your computer is having problems finding and installing operating system updates&comma; try using the Windows Update troubleshooter to fix the problem&period; It makes sure that your computer is connected to the Internet&comma; and checks to see whether your network adapter and Windows Update services are running correctly&period;<br &sol;>Refer to the article below for steps and additional information&period;<br &sol;><&sol;span><strong><span>Open the Windows Update troubleshooter<&sol;span><&sol;strong><span><br &sol;><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;windows&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;en-US&sol;windows7&sol;Open-the-Windows-Update-troubleshooter" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span>http&colon;&sol;&sol;windows&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;en-US&sol;windows7&sol;Open-the-Windows-Update-troubleshooter<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <strong><span>Method 2&period;<&sol;span><&sol;strong><span><br &sol;>Also you may refer to the article below for some more methods&period;<br &sol;><&sol;span><strong><span>Troubleshoot problems with installing updates<&sol;span><&sol;strong><strong><span><br &sol;><&sol;span><&sol;strong><span><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;windows&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;en-us&sol;windows7&sol;Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span>http&colon;&sol;&sol;windows&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;en-us&sol;windows7&sol;Troubleshoot-problems-with-installing-updates<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <span><strong>Method 3&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><br &sol;> <span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div>Checks if resetting the Windows Update components let you install the updates properly&period;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div><strong>How do I reset Windows Update components&quest;<&sol;strong><br &sol;><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;support&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;kb&sol;971058" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><span>http&colon;&sol;&sol;support&period;microsoft&period;com&sol;kb&sol;971058<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&sol;span><&sol;div>&NewLine;

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