{"id":2409,"date":"2016-03-20T03:58:35","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T22:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:56:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:26:42","slug":"windows-update-not-working-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-update-not-working-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Windows Update not Working in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWindows update not working\u201d is one of the most common problems of Windows users. Specially, the people who use <a title=\"windows 7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7<\/a> operating system on their computer they mostly\u00a0face the Microsoft windows update error.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All those people who face Windows update error on their Windows 7 PC, they get the following message whenever they try to run a check for updates:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Within few weeks, I received several comments and emails from Windows 7 users regarding windows update error. One thing I noticed that they all asked me the same question about <strong>Microsoft Windows update<\/strong> issues, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Windows update not working in Windows 7?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to troubleshoot problems with installing updates?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Windows Updates fail to install in Windows 7?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cannot Run Windows Update on a Windows 7 PC?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why windows update service is not running on windows 7 operating system?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">How to fix windows update error &#8220;Windows Update Cannot Check For Updates&#8221;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-in-windows-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-in-windows-7.jpg\" alt=\"windows update not working in windows 7\" width=\"606\" height=\"368\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-in-windows-7.jpg 606w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-in-windows-7-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-in-windows-7-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are also one of them who are facing the same Microsoft <strong>Windows update<\/strong> problems on Windows 7 computer and not being able to check for updates in order to download or install <a title=\"updates Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/drivethelife-windows-drivers-update-download-backup-restore-install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows updates<\/a> on system then this guide may help you effectively. In today\u2019s tutorial, i am going to explain <a title=\"how to fix\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/tag\/how-to-fix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to fix<\/a> the issue of Windows update not working in Windows 7 PC. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Windows Update not Working in Windows 7<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are numerous of ways to fix\u00a0<strong>Windows update error<\/strong> in Windows computers but here I am explaining only the most effective and proven way to\u00a0repair windows update issues in Windows 7 PC.\u00a0Follows the below mentioned instructions very carefully in order to fix the\u00a0<strong>Windows 7 update<\/strong> problems:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First of all, go to <strong>Start<\/strong> button and type <strong>services.msc<\/strong> in the search box then press Enter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2417\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working.png\" alt=\"windows update not working\" width=\"411\" height=\"139\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working.png 411w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-150x51.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-not-working-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after pressing Enter button, Windows <strong>Services<\/strong> dialog-box will appear. Now from the Services dialog-box, find &#8220;<strong>Windows Update<\/strong>&#8221; service and <strong>right-click<\/strong> on it then select <strong>Stop<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-error.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2416\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-error.png\" alt=\"windows update error\" width=\"621\" height=\"462\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-error.png 621w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-error-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-error-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you selected the Stop option, the Windows Update service will be disabled on your PC. Now, go to the following folder and delete all the files and folders available inside of it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution\\<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-7-update-problems.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2414\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-7-update-problems.png\" alt=\"windows 7 update problems\" width=\"583\" height=\"368\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-7-update-problems.png 583w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-7-update-problems-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-7-update-problems-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After deleting all the files and folders, go back to the Windows <strong>Services<\/strong> dialog-box and again right-click on the <strong>Windows Update<\/strong> service then select <strong>Start<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2415\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates.png\" alt=\"windows update cannot check for updates\" width=\"622\" height=\"466\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates.png 622w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/windows-update-cannot-check-for-updates-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just after selecting the Start option, the Windows Update service will be enabled on your PC and all the files and folders will be re-created automatically. That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Once you have followed all these above steps successfully on your Windows 7 computer, the Windows update error will be solved completely and you will be able to <strong>check for updates<\/strong>, <a title=\"How to Automatically Shutdown Windows 7 PC at Night\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/windows-7-automatic-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatically<\/a> or manually install windows updates on your PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to ask or share your view with us regarding Windows 7 update not working, or <strong>Windows update not running<\/strong> in Windows 7 computers. We will help you by sharing the most helpful solution as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please share with us via comments if you have any other simplest way to fix Microsoft <strong>windows update error<\/strong>. Did you find the guide \u201chow to fix: Windows update not working in <a title=\"windows 7\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 7<\/a>\u201d useful for you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read next:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-windows-update-settings-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Windows Update Settings in Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWindows update not working\u201d is one of the most common problems of Windows users. 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