This article provides you step-by-step instructions how to resolve windows update service missing from services.msc issue on Windows 10. Some Windows 7, 8 or Vista computer users reported that the Windows Service Update service is missing from the service list.
They receive the following error message on the screen:
There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for this information, this may help: (0x800700006).
Some users encounter the error codes 0x80080005, or 0x8007044 as well. You don’t need to be worry. The issue can easily be resolved by the methods provided right below.
Methods to fix windows update service missing from services.msc
Important one: In order to fix the Window Update service missing issue, you should firstly make ensure that your system is clean from viruses or other malicious threats. You should also check for common system related issues such as BSODs, EXEs and DLLs file errors or system corruption, if these are causing the issue.
In case of any such issues, you have an automatic tool available titled PC Repair Tool. This tool runs full system scans and automatically provides you the fix. The direct downloading link for this tool is provided below.
Method 1: Run Windows Update Troubleshooter
- Open Control Panel, set as View By to Small icons and open Troubleshooting,
- In the Troubleshooting options, click on View all,
- Open Windows Update,
- Click on Next to troubleshoot the detected Windows update problems,
- When the troubleshoot process is complete, close the troubleshooter and restart the PC and check if the issue is gone.
Method 2: Restore Windows Update Services in Registry
The main reason for the windows update service missing from services.msc is the lack of the Windows Update registry key. You need to restore the wuauserv service key manually in this case:
- Press Windows + R to open Run command,
- Type in regedit and hit Enter to open Registry Editor,
- Press + sign on the left pane and navigate to the following sub-folder:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\BITS
- Find wuauserv there and right-click on it,
- Select on Export, save the key and name it as reg,
- Delete the wuauserv and close the Registry Editor after that.
- Now, open notepad, and copy and paste the following text to it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv]
“DependOnService”=hex(7):72,00,70,00,63,00,73,00,73,00,00,00,00,00
“Description”=”@%systemroot%\\system32\\wuaueng.dll,-106”
“DisplayName”=”@%systemroot%\\system32\\wuaueng.dll,-105”
“ErrorControl”=dword:00000001
“FailureActions”=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,14,00,00,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
“ImagePath”=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,20,00,2d,00,70,00,00,\
00
“ObjectName”=”LocalSystem”
“RequiredPrivileges”=hex(7):53,00,65,00,41,00,75,00,64,00,69,00,74,00,50,00,72,\
00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,\
65,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,47,00,6c,00,6f,00,62,00,61,00,6c,00,50,00,72,00,69,\
00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,43,00,72,00,65,00,\
61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,61,00,67,00,65,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,50,00,72,\
00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,63,00,\
62,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,\
00,41,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,67,00,6e,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,6d,00,61,00,72,00,\
79,00,54,00,6f,00,6b,00,65,00,6e,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,\
00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6d,00,70,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,6f,00,\
6e,00,61,00,74,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,\
00,00,00,53,00,65,00,49,00,6e,00,63,00,72,00,65,00,61,00,73,00,65,00,51,00,\
75,00,6f,00,74,00,61,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,\
00,00,00,53,00,65,00,53,00,68,00,75,00,74,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,6e,00,50,00,\
72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,44,00,65,\
00,62,00,75,00,67,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,\
00,00,53,00,65,00,42,00,61,00,63,00,6b,00,75,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,\
00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,52,00,65,00,73,00,74,00,\
6f,00,72,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,\
00,53,00,65,00,53,00,65,00,63,00,75,00,72,00,69,00,74,00,79,00,50,00,72,00,\
69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,54,00,61,00,6b,\
00,65,00,4f,00,77,00,6e,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,68,00,69,00,70,00,50,00,72,00,\
69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4c,00,6f,00,61,\
00,64,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,\
6c,00,65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,53,00,65,00,4d,00,61,00,6e,00,61,00,67,00,65,\
00,56,00,6f,00,6c,00,75,00,6d,00,65,00,50,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,69,00,6c,00,\
65,00,67,00,65,00,00,00,00,00
“ServiceSidType”=dword:00000001
“Start”=dword:00000003
“SvcHostSplitDisable”=dword:00000001
“SvcMemHardLimitInMB”=dword:000000f6
“SvcMemMidLimitInMB”=dword:000000a7
“SvcMemSoftLimitInMB”=dword:00000058
“Type”=dword:00000020
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\Parameters]
“ServiceDll”=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,\
00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
77,00,75,00,61,00,75,00,65,00,6e,00,67,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
“ServiceDllUnloadOnStop”=dword:00000001
“ServiceMain”=”WUServiceMain”
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\Security]
“Security”=hex:01,00,14,80,78,00,00,00,84,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,00,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,48,00,03,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,9d,00,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,\
01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo\0]
“Type”=dword:00000005
“Action”=dword:00000001
“Guid”=hex:e6,ca,9f,65,db,5b,a9,4d,b1,ff,ca,2a,17,8d,46,e0
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\wuauserv\TriggerInfo\1]
“Type”=dword:00000005
“Action”=dword:00000001
“Guid”=hex:c8,46,fb,54,89,f0,4c,46,b1,fd,59,d1,b6,2c,3b,50
- Save this file by File>Save as and name it as reg,
- Close Notepad the then,
- Open the reg file and confirm with Yes on the User Account Control pop-up page,
- Click Yes to the pop-up the next to add the information to the Registry and confirm with OK.
- Reboot the device after than see whether the issue is solved.
Method 3: Use SFC and DISM to fix Windows corruption
- In the Search box, type cmd or command prompt,
- Right-click on the command prompt and select Run as Administrator,
- Type in the following command in the command-line and hit Enter:
Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restorehealth
- When this process is complete, give this command and press Enter:
SFC /SCANNOW
- When the SFC scan is completed, restart the PC and see if the problem persists.
Method 4: repair Windows in-place update
This is last in our list of the methods to fix the windows update service missing from services.msc. if none of the above methods help you in getting the fix, performing a Windows 10 Repair-Upgrade is the only resort.
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Conclusion
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