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How To Fix Discord Stuck on Checking for Updates

Discord is today’s popular chatting, streaming, and video over IP platforms. Almost all gamers use it. It allows users to get together virtually and collaborate in one place. It will enable gamers to Livestream. Not just that but also to chat with each other either. Both as a group or personally. Discord has multiple features like servers, bots, and many more that make it the most preferred option out there.  

It is available on,

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • IOs
  • Linux 

It is available as desktop, online and mobile applications. 

It is also known as a web app to access it without actually having to download the application.  

Despite all these advantages, the application frequently gives a discord checking for updates errors.  

But don’t worry. You can resolve the error by following simple steps.

Here are a Few Ways to Resolve The Discord Stuck On Checking For Updates Errors. 

  • Method 1:

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Whenever any error pops up on your screen, the first method you should try is to restart your laptop, mobile, or computer on which the app is running.

Or restart your router instead and check whether or not it’s working. In most cases, this solves the issue.

Or restart your router instead and check whether or not it’s working. In most cases, this solves the issue. 

  • Method 2:

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You can also resolve the Discord check for updates error by updating the application as an administrator. 

Steps to be followed:

  1. Open the discord update as an administrator. That is, right-click and then select the ‘open’ option. Under that, choose ‘administrator.’
  2. Open the run application or run command block from your windows search bar and type %localappdata%.
  3. It will open your local data folder in your C drive.
  4. Here you need to search for the update.exe file. 
  5. Now open this update.exe file also as an administrator.
  6. Finally, you should see a window that is ‘Discord update service.’

  • Method 3:

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If you still see that error after following these steps, shut down your discord server entirely and start it again. You would have observed that the application still keeps running in the background even when you switch off the app.   

To end that process, open your task manager. You can use the shortcut CTRL+ALT+DEL or right-click on your windows and choose task manager from there. 

From here, you will have to end the task manually. 

To end that process, open your task manager. You can use the shortcut CTRL+ALT+DEL or right-click on your windows and choose task manager from there. 

  • Method 4:

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At times, the update error can pop up because of the antivirus that you use. It may be blocking your Discord app. Then you have to turn off the antivirus for updating it manually.  

Your antivirus tries to protect your PC from harmful cyber-attacks. Due to security purposes, it sometimes tends to stop updates from happening. Therefore, disable the antivirus and then try to update the application. That should work. 

From here, you will have to end the task manually.Your antivirus tries to protect your PC from harmful cyber-attacks. Due to security purposes, it sometimes tends to stop updates from happening. Therefore, disable the antivirus and then try to update the application. That should work. 

  • Method 5:

If none of these helps you resolve the issue, you will have to reinstall the app. Maybe while you downloaded the app previously, some packages wouldn’t have adequately installed. It causes update issues. 

Epilogue 

Therefore, delete the application and all the related data manually. Then try to reinstall discord again. When you do that, you will have to install all the app components, including the update channel.