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net stop wuauserv
The service is starting or stoping. Please try again later.
Never stops.
Product: Microsoft Fix it 50202 -- Error 1921. Service 'Windows Update' (WUAUSERV) could not be stopped. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to stop system services.
Hey Hey Hey Doc K whadu say ?
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I stop WUAUSERV to delete the contents in my "Software Distributions" folder. I do that when I am having problems when downloading and installing Apps from the Windows Store.
The Proper way to do it is as follows:
Command prompt
net stop wuauserv
net stop bits
Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
Delete all the contents
Return to "Command Prompt"
net start wuauserv
net start bits
That should fix your problem.
Dear PA BEAR;
Thanks for help me help you help us all;
I'm trying to make this go away.
Done all sorts of things. Checkdsk all weekend. Cleaned house. Cleaned computer. Defragged.
Even went to Temple for High Holey Days.
Let me read your thread and I will dig in now that I have your attention. I also started a case with MS support.
I'm sorry I missed your thread; i thought I had an alert on this thread. If you don't hear from me write me privately on
*** Email address is removed for privacy ***. I'm actually trying to *NOT* reinstall windows yet again.
dr. K
PS:
Administrator: Command Prompt
net stop wuauserv
The Windows Update service is stopping.......................................................................
The Windows Update service could not be stopped.
| + | System |
|---|
| - | Provider | <br> | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br> | [ Name] | Microsoft-Windows-Servicing | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br><br> | [ Guid] | {BD12F3B8-FC40-4A61-A307-B7A013A069C1} | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| EventID | 1 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Version | 0 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Level | 0 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Task | 0 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Opcode | 0 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Keywords | 0x8000000000000000 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| - | TimeCreated | <br> | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br> | [ SystemTime] | 2010-09-20T22:31:27.704600000Z | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| EventRecordID | 349 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Correlation | <br> | --- | --- |
|---|
| - | Execution | <br> | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br> | [ ProcessID] | 3016 | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br><br> | [ ThreadID] | 1048 | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Channel | Setup | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| Computer | nate02 | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| - | Security | <br> | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br> | [ UserID] | S-1-5-18 | <br> | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
| - | UserData |
|---|
| - | CbsPackageInitiateChanges | <br> | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br> | PackageIdentifier | KB2347290 | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br><br> | InitialPackageState | Absent | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br><br> | IntendedPackageState | Staged | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br><br><br><br><br> | Client | WindowsUpdateAgent | <br> | --- | --- | --- | <br> | --- | --- | --- |
|---|
Dr. K a/k/a dB
only way i could get wuauserv to stop (Windows 10)...
win key then type Services, then find "Windows Update" (this is wuauserv) ... & right click...change Startup Type=Disabled, then reboot
when your system reboots then wuauserv will be disabled and not running,
so now stop other services using admin command prompt
net stop MSIServer
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
now rename directories
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution2.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2a.old
now start up those services
net start MSIServer
net start bits
net start cryptSvc
net start wuauserv (will give following error) just go back in to Services and change Startup Type to Automatic and click start
System error 1058 has occurred.
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.
now check for updates Win+I, then "Update & Security", then Windows Update
I just answered you why I would stop WUAUSERV. I listed the steps I took to do so. Can you please read carefully before replying?
Ok, this seems really simple but it has worked for me. I turn off the computer. Restart it, and do not click on anything when I have it back on and logged in. I then go to the command prompt and type NET STOP WUAUSERV. Hope this helps!
