Q&A for How to Check for Updates for Windows 7

Depending on your Internet connection speed and computer speed, it generally takes around five or 10 minutes.

If you are able to connect to your router via an ethernet cable, that may speed up the process.

Try checking your Internet connection, then try restarting your laptop. If that doesn't work, try entering the error code it gives you into Google to check for specific tips on resolving.

It depends on the type of update. If you are doing a version update (e.g. Windows 10 1903 to 2004), it may take about 25 minutes. Most other updates should take about 13 minutes. One time, I thought that an update was stuck because there was nothing on my display but my display driver was just disabled during the update.