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For a few days, whenever I try Windows Update, it says;
"Window Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer" I have re-started my computer multiple times, but still it does not perform the update. When I start the "services" app on Administrative Tools, it says Windows Update is running. The Sony support droid suggested restoring the entire C drive to deal with this error. Advice? |
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For a few days, whenever I try Windows Update, it says; "Window Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer" I have re-started my computer multiple times, but still it does not perform the update. When I start the "services" app on Administrative Tools, it says Windows Update is running. The Sony support droid suggested restoring the entire C drive to deal with this error. Advice? The old solutuions don't work for this problem. MS forgot to update the WU expiration date in the November WU package. First, have a look at this article, courtesy BleepingComputer: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...ow-to-fix-it-/ and this from MS Answers: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...58c229e?auth=1 [mind the wrap] 1. Download the corrected authorization file (v6-muauth.cab, link in the 12/5/2017 update to the BleepingComputer article). Save this for a rainy day. 2. Copy the above file from its current location to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\AuthCabs\authcab.c ab, overwriting the original. This will require elevated (administrator) access. 3. From the Windows Update control panel, change the Windows Update 'Important Updates' setting (Control Panel | Windows Update | Change settings | Important Updates) from its current setting to 'Never check'. Save that setting, then change that setting back to your preferred setting (in my case, 'Check but let me choose when'). This resets the service to pick up the updated authcab.cab expiration date. Hope this helps. George |
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