I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate SP1. For some reason, windows update stopped working. There's a big red X icon and when I press on "check for updates" button, it says: "Windows Update cannot check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer." I know, I'm not the only one having this, but others fixed it by turning off the updates, then turning it on again. That didn't work for me. Any other idea would be appreciated!
Well, seems like it didn't fix the issue at all... For a moment, it became active and I was able to check for updates, but when I did it, this thing happened (I'll attach the image) I'm still very thankful for your help, hoping to hear some other suggestions. (I'm sorry, my English isn't that good)
Click on the link here and fine the error number, it should take you to a possible solution. That is the link when you run Updates.
Thank you, I've tried this, didn't help at all.
This looks like a solution, but there's one thing I don't get... it says to enter services from Administrative Tools, then "Right-click the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) service, and then click Properties." But there's no Background Intelligent Transfer Service. I'm kind of confused now, but once again, thank you for the time you've wasted. Trying to find the solution atm, if I do so, I'll post it here as well.
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