However, if you see the repeated entry and the progress bar hangs at 'Downloading 1 of x Updates' and the other components are no longer logging, it is likely that you're experiencing this issue under investigation. Note: The repeated 'Waiting for job status notification' message can appear under normal circumstances when updates are being installed. In addition, the other log files that are associated with the Install Software Updates task (CAS.log, UpdatesDeployment.log, UpdatesHandler.log, UpdatesStore.log) do not update during this time. Installing all updates targetted for this computer If you look at the smsts.log file during this time, you'll see the following entries and the last entry repeats: ' with no change in the progress bar, as shown in the following picture. When this happens, the task sequence Installation Progress dialog displays 'Downloading 1 of

The Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering and Customer Support and Services teams are investigating an issue where the Install Software Updates action will hang indefinitely on Windows 7 clients. A hotfix to address this issue is now available for download here:

First published on CLOUDBLOGS on Jan 28, 2011

Windows 7 update stuck at 99