Windows Install takes forever to install/uninstall apps

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Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit - 16GB and SSDs. I have to install/uninstall various JDK versions. control panel/programs and features uninstall/install is taking forever - 15-20 minutes. Get "preparing to remove" for most of the time. Same problem with uninstall other apps also. Disabled Symantec AV. Task Manger shows 0% CPU. We also have MalwareBytes installed. Cannot disable that. Any thoughts? Thanks.

OldProgrammer

Posted 2017-01-09T00:31:52.670

Reputation: 113

Answers

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I stopped/re-started Volume Shadow Copy service and problem fixed.

OldProgrammer

Posted 2017-01-09T00:31:52.670

Reputation: 113

1Do you mean that you disabled it during the process, or stopped/restarted and then did the process? – fixer1234 – 2017-01-09T03:34:48.700

If you stopped the VSS and then made modifications to your system then this might have had the side effect of invalidating any system restore points you had. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just something for future users to bear in mind should they choose this route. – Mokubai – 2017-01-09T07:59:21.470