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Title: "Windows Update Cannot Check for Updates, Because the Service is Not Running"
Post by: James on August 13, 2015, 12:11:01 PM

Step 1: Change Update Settings

Open Windows Update (Windows Key + R > Type "wuapp")
Change Settings
Select: "Never check for updates"
Click "OK" and close Windows update
Open Windows Update > Change Settings
Select: "Install Updates Automatically" or "Download updates but let me choose whether to install them"
Click "OK"
Click "Check for Updates"

Step 2: Restart Windows Update Services

Open an Administrator Command Prompt (Windows Key > Type "CMD" > Click Shift + Enter > Approve the UAC)
Run command: net stop bits
Run command: net stop wuauserv
Run command: net start bits
Run command: net start wuauserv
Open Windows Update and check for updates

Step 3: Rename Software Distribution Folder

Open an Administrator Command Prompt (Windows Key > Type "CMD" > Click Shift + Enter > Approve the UAC)
Run command: net stop bits
Run command: net stop wuauserv
Run command: ren c:\windows\softwaredistribution softwaredistribution.old
Run command: net start bits
Run command: net start wuauserv
Open Windows Update and check for updates

Step 4: Install Latest Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver

Download and install driver from: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/search?keyword=Intel%C2%AE+Rapid+Storage+Technology+(Intel%C2%AE+RST)
Restart computer after install
Open Windows Update and check for updates

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