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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 23, 2021, 01:22:58 am »

Tom

Somewhat unbelievably I have found what seems to be the solution to my problem  - Windows Update Blocker v1.6 Freeware https://www.sordum.org/9470/windows-update-blocker-v1-6/

It turns Windows Update on and off with single clicks!! I ran Windows Update for the first time in several months and everything is now up-to-date and updates turned off again for now.

Thank you so much for your help. I am a Tweaking Pro version user and I use it a lot and will add Sordum.org to my go to suppliers.

Tony

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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 23, 2021, 12:24:02 am »

I tried the Troubleshooter before - does not report a problem and still doesn't.

Message when attempting to start attached.

I have discovered that there are two registry keys that control wuauserv and WaaSMedicSvc; both of these are set to 4 for Disabled in the Registry and I do not have the knowledge to change them there as they are controlled by Registry Permissions.

Tony

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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 22, 2021, 01:46:36 pm »

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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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 22, 2021, 07:56:22 am »

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

Tony

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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 22, 2021, 07:31:22 am »

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

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General Computer Support / Re: Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 22, 2021, 06:39:53 am »

Thanks, the "ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old" is now good.

With ZoneAlarm stopped I can now start all the services except net start wuauserv.

Tony

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General Computer Support / Cannot start Windows Update Service after it was Disabled - Access Denied

« on: September 22, 2021, 05:57:41 am »

My problem is as above.

I followed instructions from a similar post https://www.tweaking.com/forums/index.php/topic,6751.msg48702.html#msg48702 Re: Can`t install latest Windows 10 update KB5000842.

But am still stuck. The "ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old" failed with Access Denied and none of the services mentioned could be restarted.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Tony

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 19, 2020, 05:21:56 am »

As I'm just an ordinary member of the forum like you, other than I've been elevated to Moderator, I don't know the ins and outs of Shane's programs so I have to refer any tech questions about those to Shane.

Understood. You are doing a good job, Tom. Thanks.

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 18, 2020, 11:28:39 pm »

Thanks, Tom.

I'll be interested to know more about Tweaking.com Registry Backup as it is listed on your web site in third place in your Top Programs.

I ran rstrui.exe in Safe Mode and it completed successfully - I wonder if shutting down the anti-virus isn't the only thing that needs to be stopped before doing a Windows Restore Registry.

Tony

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 18, 2020, 09:58:56 am »

OK, I'll try that.

But I still don't know what the answer to the question:

Does Tweaking.com Registry Backup actually restore the backup fully before I log in and see the User Profile error? That is to say does Tweaking.com Registry Backup restore all of the registry?

Thanks

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 17, 2020, 01:44:27 am »

I still have a query about Tweaking.com Registry Backup.

I have been keeping my Windows Registry Backup up to date by creating restore points and I have been making registry backups with Tweaking.com Registry Backup at the same time.

Something bad happened and Windows re-arranged my Desktop so I tried to just move the icons around but then it got worse and started to have a mind of it's own. I had backups from a few hours previous so I tried to restore them. Windows System Restore failed with  error 0x80070005 even though I had stopped the antivirus. I then ran Tweaking.com Registry Backup to restore the registry, this finished OK but when I went to log in I received the message that the User Profile had failed to load.

Here's my question:
Does Tweaking.com Registry Backup actually restore the backup fully before I log in and see the User Profile error? That is to say does Tweaking.com Registry Backup restore all of the registry?  * Or does it just give up and not do the restore, just the same as Windows System Restore does not actually restore anything when it fails?

Tony

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 14, 2020, 02:10:02 am »

Yes, I can now successfully Restore with Windows 8.1 System Restore! Huge thanks for your help!! And I am using Tweaking.com Registry Backup as well.

The problem was being caused by the unsuccessful driver uninstall, there was an Unknown Device in Device Manager - I should have spotted it sooner, but I don't do these sorts of things everyday.

On your advice I have created a Hiren's Boot Disk. And I have also bought Tweaking.com Windows Repair in the hopes that I don't have to use it much. Thanks!!

Tony

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Re: Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 13, 2020, 11:44:33 pm »

Thanks for your suggestions. Yes sorry, I should have said Windows 8.1.

I will follow the steps you suggest and see how it turns out.

Tony

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Tweaking.com Support & Help / Advice on using Registry Backup and restore please

« on: May 12, 2020, 11:28:08 pm »

I’m new to tweaking.com forums so please bear with me if you can.

The first I knew that I had a problem was that a USB microphone driver failed, the microphone would not work and the driver wouldn’t uninstall. I thought I would simply have to restore the Windows Registry with System Restore and all would be well.

However, try as I might using advice from various web sites, I could not recovery any old versions of the registry and System Restore always failed with error 0x80070005. So I started looking for registry backup and restore programs and tweaking.com’s Registry Backup looks like it should do the job and give me a way of keeping the Registry up to date without a working Windows System Restore.

I have done some practice backup/restores with Registry Backup and it seems to work in that the Registry does get restored but I am unsure that I am using the best options and I do get an error when I restore.

The error I get with the Registry Backup after restoring is “The User Profile Service failed to sign in. User profile cannot be loaded”. But I can log in and my desktop looks as it should.

Would I be best to use Volume Shadow Copy from now on or Fallback?

Can I repair the Profile error that I get after I use Registry Backup to restore?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Tony