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gigaday:
Sorry, I should have said - Win10.

I have uninstalled ZoneAlarm and re-booted. Still can't start wuauserv.

There is also a Windows Update Medic Service WaaSMedicSvc. I disabled this at the same time as wuauserv - WaaSMedicSvc does not start either.

Tony

Boggin:
Can you perform those cmds I suggested and then see how things are after the reboot.

gigaday:
Yes, I did all of what you suggested. All the services started afterwards except wuauserv.

Tony

Boggin:
Can you open a Command Prompt (Admin) or a Powershell (Admin) and enter these cmds -

You can copy & paste them.

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

shutdown /r /t 00

See if that service reports as starting.

gigaday:
Thanks Tom.

I have run through all this again with the same results - net start wuauserv does not start the service, all the other services are OK.

Do you have any other ideas?

Tony

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