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As the title says, my OS is unable to update. I've tried a lot of things.
I've tried Brink's article from Seven Forums to reset Windows Update, I've tried the MS Update Troubleshooter, I've tried an article I found about using GPEdit to change the Windows Update settings.
I'm running out of ideas, and still get the error message: "Windows Update can't check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your PC."
Apparently I had some kind of virus, identified by BitDefender Professional 2019 (yes, I keep it updated) as a TrojanWare virus.
Using BitDefender Rescue, I was able to boot into the live environment outside of Windows and locate the virus, but after removing it, the error STILL appears on W8.1.
I'm annoyed, to say the least, and DO NOT want to have to do an OS-Reinstall without exhausting all other possibilities.
(I do admit, I copied somebody else's screen-cap because my PrintScreen key on my keyboard doesn't work.)
My system is built for multimedia editing, and I could lose HUNDREDS of hours of .edit files from Photoshop, etc.
HELP!!!
I've tried Brink's article from Seven Forums to reset Windows Update, I've tried the MS Update Troubleshooter, I've tried an article I found about using GPEdit to change the Windows Update settings.
I'm running out of ideas, and still get the error message: "Windows Update can't check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your PC."
Apparently I had some kind of virus, identified by BitDefender Professional 2019 (yes, I keep it updated) as a TrojanWare virus.
Using BitDefender Rescue, I was able to boot into the live environment outside of Windows and locate the virus, but after removing it, the error STILL appears on W8.1.
I'm annoyed, to say the least, and DO NOT want to have to do an OS-Reinstall without exhausting all other possibilities.
(I do admit, I copied somebody else's screen-cap because my PrintScreen key on my keyboard doesn't work.)
My system is built for multimedia editing, and I could lose HUNDREDS of hours of .edit files from Photoshop, etc.
HELP!!!