Windows update will not download – stuck at 0% downloading

Windows Server 2008/2012 R2 Virtual Machine VM – Hyper-v

Windows update will not download – stuck at 0% downloading.  Every time I start windows update it won’t download the updates.  Download bar keeps on running and moving but nothing downloads and the percentage stays at 0%.

Ran into this issue several times.

Go to the Ethernet Properties inside the VM having the issues, Click on Configure (You can get to that from Device Manager as well), Under Advanced, disable:

Large Send Offload V2 (IPv4).

Run Windows updates again.

If that doesn’t work restart the Windows VM.

No need to make any changes to the Hyper-v Host.

 

Boot/Start Windows to Safe Mode from Command Line – Windows Server 2012 R2

 

How to force Windows server 2012 R2 to boot/restart/start into Safe Mode after restart:

Go to Command Line, and type:

bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

Reboot Windows and it will start in Safe Mode

 

To change Windows to boot normal from command line while in safe mode.

Go to Command Line, and type:

bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot

Reboot Windows and it will come up in Normal mode