Before you scream at the sky

Windows Update is the service that keeps Windows 10 and other Microsoft products up to date on your computer. Unfortunately, it has a history of problems, with update errors occurring frequently. But rarely, various reasons, such as misconfigured or conflicting settings, can also prevent it from running on your computer at all.

If you keep getting an error message that the Windows Update service (or a related service) is not running on your computer, you can try the list of solutions below to get the service functioning normally again.

Windows 10 includes a built-in troubleshooter that can automatically diagnose and fix problems with Windows Update. You should run this first before proceeding with the rest of the solutions.