Windows 11 BITS service registration missing or corrupt

Hi David, download the linked file:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqQnVFhmcB_wnUTyHKtfq9vJHIPJ?e=snXcJG

Unzip and double click on the registry file. Allow the merge and restart the computer.

If Windows Update is still not working, open Windows Powershell and copy/paste/run the following command:

gsv BITS, cryptsvc, dosvc, mpssvc, msiserver, SecurityHealthService, TrustedInstaller, usosvc, WinDefend, winmgmt, wscsvc, wuauserv | ft -auto Name, DisplayName, StartType, Status          

Post a screenshot of the output. Also share logs from Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST).

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/

• If your computer language is not English, rename FRST64.exe to FRST64English.exe
• Run FRST and press "Scan"
• Two logs are created in the folder that FRST is run from, FRST.txt and Addition.txt
• Upload the logs to OneDrive, Google Drive or any file sharing service
• Post the share link

Note: If you are downloading FRST with Edge, smartscreen will initially block it.

Click on the 3 dots next to the warning and select Keep-> Show more-> Keep anyway.

This issue with Microsoft Store and BITS has been happening for a long time both on my PC and Notebook, well before I joined the Insider Programme to install 23H2. The fact that both Windows Update and BITS troubleshooters advise that BITS service registration is missing or corrupted is of concern to me.

I have tried to repair, reset and re-install Microsoft store many times, without success. Usually I land up doing a wsreset and restarting my PC. I just opened M.Store now and there are 23 apps available for update. If I reset the store and restart, this problem goes away, at least for a while. I have even re-registered all the Store apps.

The Event Viewer does show a number of errors that I will need to identify.

I am using Kaspersky Internet Security and Malwarebytes that do not like each other, but over the years I have added numerous exclusions that lets them play together.

I have only been with the Insider Program for a month, well after all these issues arose. I have been trying to locate a secure copy of bits.dll to re-register BITS, but have not had any success. I am just reaching out to a friend to send me a copy.

Thanks for your time and efforts

Hi _AW_,

Thanks for getting back to me.

Unfortunately the registry file did not fully install, and :

1. BITS troubleshooter would not run.
2. All programs sourced from the Microsoft Store would not run, and needed to be re-installed
3. I recovered system from a recent backup, as I do not know what else was affected.

Windows Update is working perfectly, that is not the problem. The problem is Microsoft Store

that continually wants to re-install multiple existing updates. I had read that the BITS service

could be the cause of the problem. For some reason bits.dll is not located in the OS, so I cannot

re-register it

Unfortunately there's no file at the link. Try sharing again.

Thanks_AW_

IF there is no bits.dll then how does one re-register BITS?

Just cooking dinner (Sydney, Australia)

I'll install the scanner after dinner, and get back to you.