novicee Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 The option sequence, Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Update > Check for Updates, gave the message: “Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer” I used Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Component Services > Services Local, and found “Windows Update” in the list displayed. In this list the properties of “Windows Update” were listed as “Started” and “Automatic (Delayed Start)”. I nevertheless restarted Win 7 but the properties of “Windows Update” were the same and there was still the same message from “Windows Update”. Any clues about what is going on would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 stop the service, and rename the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution_old, start WindowsUpdate service again and look if you can now seatch for updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novicee Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 MagicAndre1981, I followed your advice and the problem was solved. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 nice to hear this. Now you can delete the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution_old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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