What to do when Windows Update failed to run
I was making preparations for our first Free Computer Advice session at AgeUK. I decided to take the nice and small spare Lenovo Edge 11 laptop with me, it would be a good demo machine. Since it hadn't been used for a while, it would be good to get Windows and all the software up-tp-date. However there was a problem, Windows 7 failed to run Windows Update. It kept telling me "Windows Update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart you computer". I checked the basics, googled for some answers and tried many solutions including Windows Update Diagnostic (Fixit), but none worked.
Here is something that worked finally.
- Click Start
- Type: cmd
- Right click on cmd in start menu and select 'Run as Administrator'
- Type: net stop wuauser
- Hit Enter
- Type: ren c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old
- Hit Enter
- Type: net start wuauser
- Hit Enter
- Type: exit
- Hit Enter
- Attempt to download updates
Great! It finally worked! Hope it works for you too!
Source: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-update-cannot-currently-check-for-updates/b250e431-cdfc-46ac-a044-eaaee17491cf?auth=1 by the legendary Sheldon Cooper ;)
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