Action Centrer giving unnecessary messages...


  1. Posts : 77
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    Action Centrer giving unnecessary messages...


    I have Windows Update set to install updates automatically, and yet for the past few months I have continually been receiving messages from the Action Centre telling me to "Change Windows Update Settings." Once I click on 'Allow Windows to update automatically', the red balloon on the flag disappears and everything is okay for a couple of days. Then the message from the Action Center returns. Is there any way of fixing this problem?
    Florio
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  2. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #2

    This may be caused by some kind of tweaking utility 'optimising' your system - do you run any such tool?

    It could also be caused if there is malware on the system.

    Please download and install Malwarebytes Anti-malware (free version) from http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ - UNtick 'Enable free trial of MBAM PRO' at the end of the installation - and update it, then run a full scan in your main account, and Quick scans in any other user accounts.

    Delete everything it finds
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  3. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #3
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  4. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #4

    The problem is that all that would do is hide the problem - not cure it :)
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  5. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #5

    Do you have other security software that perhaps is monitoring WU and alerting simply because no updates have occurred for a while? Just a theory. Often PC maker's such as Dell put in a control center that can do this sort of thing and I agree, it's annoying.
    The only other thing I can think of is maybe you aren't always connected to the Internet and it is trying to poll for updates and can't? Again, just a theory.
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  6. Posts : 1,633
    Win 7 Ult SP1/Win 10 Pro (all x64)
       #6
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