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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.
the question was that when that command was put in the error message that the service is either stopping or starting Try again later you did not answer that question.
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.
I've tried to do this but I repeatedly get "The Windows Update service could not be stopped"
No joy! The question had to do with being UNABLE TO STOP WSUAUSERV. The response was "make sure you have the correct privileges. Guess what - if I did not have the correct privileges the response would be something along the lines of NO ACCESS. The response was "THE WINDOWS UPDATE SERVICE COULD NOT BE STOPPED. It looks like HUNDREDS have the same problem, but clearly there is no help to be had on this problem here.
The trick to tell "Windows update to stop"...is to tell windows operating system to not to start "Windows update service" whenever your computer boots up...
to do this see 5th post above from
MI
Mark in FRance replied on
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| 11/18/2017 8:59:56 AM | Created | Mark in FRance |
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Start Task Manager (Either type in search or Ctrl Alt Del)
Click on Services tab
Right click on any service
Click on Open Services in popup menu
Find windows update
Right click for popup menu
Click on properties
Set to disabled (remember original setting - manual or automatic (delayed start) )
Restart computer (after you boot up.... windows update will not be started, therefore, you will not have to stop it)
and you can continue performing other steps
net stop bits
Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution
Delete all the contents
Return to "Command Prompt"
net start wuauserv
net start bits
if this worked..."Remember to go back in to services and enable Windows Update service" so it will start whenever the computer is booted up"
