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Windows Update with Metered connection fails: Creators Update 15063.0
It's dejá vu all over again.
The correct behaviour of windows update over a metered connection is to offer the choice to download, or wait until on a non-metered connection.
The initial build of the Anniversary Update broke this, it skipped offering you a choice and went straight to trying to download - which of course stuck at 0% because... well... it's a metered connection! TenForums, and @Slartybart in particular were the only place on the internet that had found this bug, documented it and offered workarounds.
Set Wireless Network as Metered or Non-Metered in Windows 10
(this was in fact the very post that convinced me to register here).
Well, guess what - 15063.0 is broken in exactly the same way. After upgrading my first machine to Creators Update 15063.0 and checking for updates there's no 'Download' button - it just hangs at 0%.
The workarounds were: For Defender updates check for updates in Defender itself. Started from there an update would always be downloaded - even on metered connections. For Cumulative Updates, temporarily turn off metered connections. The stalled update would immediately start downloading. That bug in 1607 wasn't fixed until August 23, 2016 with KB3176934 (OS Build 14393.82).
Turning off metered connections has got me up to 15063.13 now.Until there's a new Defender definition available I won't know if the bug has been fixed (again).OK, there is, and it has.
It's disappointing that MS repeated their mistake of last time, but at least we don't have to wait nearly a month for a fix this time.
One for the notebook: When doing an upgrade to Creators Update or repair install (which will put you back to 15063.0) be aware you'll have to turn off metered connections in order to get the first update, after which you can turn it back on.
Last edited by Bree; 05 Apr 2017 at 18:10.