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- KB3102810 (Make Windows Update a lot faster)
- KB3020369 (Dependency for 3.)
KB3161608 (Includes KB3161647, which fixes Windows Update hangs)See http://www.infoworld.com/article/3099109/microsoft-windows/microsoft-yanks-buggy-speed-up-patch-kb-3161608-replaces-it-with-kb-3172605-and-3172614.html- KB3161664 (Suggested by http://superuser.com/questions/951960/windows-7-sp1-windows-update-stuck-checking-for-updates. May not be needed, but seems pretty good to have seeing the description!)
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