Windows Update cannot currently check for updates...


  1. BizkitBoy
    Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
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    Windows Update cannot currently check for updates...


    Hello,

    I just installed Win7 on my Asus K95VJ laptop and Windows Update is not working. I tried the troubleshooting from Microsoft "Windows Update Cannot Check For Updates" error message when you try to install updates but without any luck.
    If I select from that webpage to automatically fix my problem, I get the results from my Untitled2.jpg printscreen.
    When I go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services, the 3 services that are required for Windows Update to work appear with status Started, but not Running. See my Untitled.jpg printscreen. I tried restarting them without any luck.
    I don't know what to do anymore and I don't understand why it's not working... please help me out.
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  3. BizkitBoy
    Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
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       New #2

    Well, this is awkward, but I fixed it :) I found the solution somewhere else. I had to go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs and delete edb.log (it's a .txt file), then restart the computer. For I don't know what stupid reason, that edb file was corrupt and prevent Windows Update from running. Deleting it made Windows replace it with a brand new one and fixed my problem.
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  4. Golden
    Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
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    Yep, that will work. An alternative is to rename \SoftwareDistribution to something else, then restart the Update Service which will create a new \SoftwareDistribution folder.

    Updates should then work perfectly.
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