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Anonymous
2017-11-30T07:03:22+00:00

Whenever I try to,Check for Updates it shows This error.

Windows 10 

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-07-31T14:46:03+00:00

    Have you tried stopping the windows update services and purging the software distribution cache?

    And i assume this as well?

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/10164/fix-windows-update-errors

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-01T19:16:10+00:00

    Thank you very much for your feedback.

    The 10164/fix-windows-update-errors did not fix the error, I installed the 

    1709 - KB409091; still not working

    How do I stop the windows update services and purging the software distribution cache?

    Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-08T15:16:42+00:00

    Potential windows update database error detected

    So what to do

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  4. Anonymous
    2018-08-09T12:59:25+00:00

    ...the troubleshoot is the first solution I tried, and it doesn't resolve the issue. After I got this issue, I see lot of people have the same issue and I see Microsoft is trying to solve the issue without success. When the Windows Update doesn't work, we have problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2018-08-09T13:06:30+00:00

    it didn't get solved

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