windows update not downloading

My desktop set idle for a year, during my surgery and recovery from my latest back surgery (12th). I started updating a few at a time, most worked. I have 5 that failed. But I can't back them out because now when I launch the update program it just searches - forever. I will attach a picture...

I just did a clean install of windows 7. To upgrade to windows 10 I first need to install some windows 7 updates. When I click "Look for Updates" in the Windows Update window, it keeps looking for hours and I don't think it is actually doing anything. I havce tried many things, the internet is...