How to Restart Windows Update Service in Windows 7?
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I'm running into an issue with Windows Update on Windows 7 Professional. I am totally up to date in Windows Updates as of last week, but discovered this issue [today] during my Sunday morning PC maintenance ritual. In CONTROL PANEL -> SYSTEM & SECURITY -> Windows Update, when I select "Check for Up…
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You can try stopping and restarting Windows Update Service (wuauserv). Open a command line window (run as administrator) and enter the following lines: If that does not help, try Microsoft's Fix It service to reset your Windows Update Components: Ho…
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