Try the following trick: Change the Windows Update settings from 'I nstall updates automatically' to ' Never check for updates (not recommended)' & restart your system, After restart set the update settings back to ' Install updates automatically' and then check for updates. Before proceeding to apply the methods below, in order to troubleshoot Window Update problems, make sure that the Date and Time settings are correct on your system.Ģ.

How to Solve Windows Update Issues on Windows 7/8/8.1 & Server 2008/2012ġ. Windows Update occurred an Unknown error: Code 8007000E Windows Update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running. Windows Update is checking for updates forever. Problems-Symptoms that are solved with this guide: For all these reasons, I decided to write this troubleshooting guide, with the most efficient methods to resolve Windows Update problems on Windows 8.1, 8, 7 & Server 2008 or Server 2012. The Windows Update problems often occur on Windows 7 or Vista based computers and in most cases, the errors are caused without any obvious reason and without a permanent solution to fix them from Microsoft. The Windows Update service is an essential feature in all Windows versions, because it is needed to provide all the available important and optional updates needed for the proper Windows operation and security. In such cases your system may become slow or unresponsive, because the Windows Update service (svchost.exe) causes high CPU usage.

In many cases, even in fresh Windows installations, the Windows Update is not working as expected, or it stuck when checking for updates or it displays several errors whenever you try to search for the available updates. This tutorial contains several methods to fix Windows Update Problems in Windows 7/8/8.1 & Server 2008/2012 OS.

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