So, a year and a half ago, when I last rebuilt my computer, I took an image of the fully set up system with EaseUS Todo Backup. Yesterday, after suffering a self-induced fatal error in Windows 10, I decided to go back to 7 with the backup I made back in early 2015.
Reload went without incident and there was no data loss other than the Waterfox bookmarks created since the backup.
However, Windows Update refuses to complete. It runs, but doesn't ever complete. It just sits and churns, showing the last update from Feb 2015. I've tried all the manual updater tools without success.
I've rebooted multiple times. I'm not getting any errors, it just doesn't do anything.
I do see messages like this in the Event Viewer:
Package KB2732487 failed to be changed to the Staged state. Status: 0x800f0816.
Followed by:
Initiating changes for package KB2912390. Current state is Absent. Target state is Staged. Client id: WindowsUpdateAgent.
The package names change, but the message is the same. The messages have an Info rating, nor Error or Warn.
The Windows Update Troubleshooter "fixes" some problems, but it still won't update.
Any suggestions that don't involve Linux, OSX, Detcord, or KD5-level idiocy?
Chris