Windows 10: I shut off Windows Update in Services and it still downloads and wants to install updates ,...

I am so sick of this .... I have Limited Bandwidth , and these GARBAGE DOWNGRADES that Microsoft FORCES ON US , is getting old , they are HUGE and USELESS .....it already used 90% of my bandwidth for the entire month on that STUPID USELESS Feature DOWNGRADE last month that I had Postponed , but it decided on its own that it needed to download and install it without MY Permission , so I shut off Windows Update in Services this month to save the 10gb I had left after MORE updates I did not need or want , I get up this morning and it says your PC needs to restart t

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Windows Updates failed to instal

I'm not sure how differant XP media center Edition is but you could clear the history \ cache if these folders are there.

Step 1 Register DLL files.

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By trying this step, we can check if the update engines are working properly.



1. Close all instances of Internet Explorer.

2. Click Start and Run, type "Regsvr32 atl.dll" (without quotes) in the Open box and click OK.



Note: There is a space between regsvr32 and atl.dll



3. Similarly, one by one, register the files listed below:



Regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Regsvr32 wuapi.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

Regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll

Regsvr32 wups2.dll

Regsvr32 wucltui.dll

Regsvr32 wups.dll

Regsvr32 wuweb.dll

Regsvr32 qmgr.dll

Regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Regsvr32 jscript.dll



Note: If you encounter errors while registering any of these files then skip that file and continue with the next one.



If the issue persists, let's move on to the steps below to verify Windows Update services and temporary folders.



Step 2 Verify the relevant Windows Update services.

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1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.

2. Double click the service "Automatic Updates".

3. Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic" or "Manual". Then please click the button "Stop" under "Service Status" to stop the service.

6. Then please click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

7. Please repeat the above steps with the other services:



Background Intelligent Transfer Service

Event Log

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)



Note: Event log service is enabled on all of the hardware profiles; this service does not have an option to enable or disable on certain hardware profile.



If it still does not help, let's proceed to step 3.



Step 3 Reload the Update temporary folders.

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One possible cause is that the temporary folder for Windows Update is containing corrupted files. Let's erase all the files there to get the system clean.



1. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net stop WuAuServ



2. Click Start, Run, type: %windir% and press Enter.

3. In the opened folder, rename the folder SoftwareDistribution to Sdold.

4. Click Start, Run, type: cmd and press Enter. Please run the following command in the opened window.



Net start WuAuServ



Please test the Windows Update website and let me know the result. If the issue persists, to clarify the issue and provide more accurate troubleshooting steps, please assist me in collecting the following information.

 

Windows Update contiunally searches for updates on Vista/7 ISOs downloaded from Microsoft TechNet

I used to have a TechNet subscription, until that went the way of the dinosaur. Right before they shut it down, I downloaded updated ISOs (I believe they slipstreamed updates into them every once in a while to make installation easier). Now whenever I install Windows from one of these ISOs, Windows Update just continually searches for updates and never finds anything. This happens consistently, no matter what system I install them on. Oddly, installing Windows from the out-of-date discs I burned when I first signed up for the service works fine and I'm able to find updates. This is incredibly annoying, because I do not have discs for 32bit versions and that's what I'm trying to install right now on one of my laptops.

Do you think Microsoft maybe broke Windows Update in the latest ISOs so people couldn't continue to use TechNet software after the service was shut down?

 

Windows Updates failed to instal

I just did step one and they have just all installed.... thank you so much.... it was quite frustrating having that update window pop up every 5 minutes and failing to instal every time

Thanks mate