How to Fix Windows Update Troubleshooter Stopped Working in Windows 11, 10

Updating Windows is the first and most important step to keep your machine in good condition. If you don’t keep your Windows system up to date, you can run into a lot of problems. Many Windows users have recently reported that when they were unable to update their operating system, they tried to resolve the issue using the Windows Update Troubleshooter, but it suddenly stopped working.

They restarted the system to see if the Windows Update Troubleshooter would run again, but it didn't. We did some research and found that it might be because the system file is damaged, the registry file is changed, or anti-virus software is installed on the system.

So, we have come up with some solutions that can resolve this issue using Windows Update Troubleshooter on Windows 11 systems and users will be able to update their Windows systems again.

Fix 1 – Enable Windows Update Service using Command Prompt

Windows Update Service provides seamless Windows updates on your system and ensures Windows is updated and automatically checks for any available updates.

When there are any problems with this service, there will also be problems with Windows Update and its troubleshooter. We need to make sure that the Windows Update service is enabled on the system along with a few other services.

We recommend our users to enable these services with the help of command prompt using the following steps.

Step 1: Press the Windows R keys simultaneously on your keyboard to open the "Run" command box.

Step 2: Type cmd in the "Run" box and then press the CTRL SHIFT ENTER keys simultaneously to open elevate Command Prompt application.

Step 3: Continue to accept any UAC prompts by clicking Yes.

Step 4: In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press Enter to start the Windows Update service.

sc config wuauserv start=auto

Step 5: Next, execute the following command to start BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service), as shown in the figure below.

sc 配置位 start=auto

Step 6: Copy and paste the following command and press Enter to start the Encryption service.

sc 配置 cryptsvc 开始=自动

Step 7: Execute the following command to start the Windows Module Installer service as shown in the figure.

sc configtrustedinstaller start=auto

Step 8: Once completed, close the command prompt and restart the system.

Step 9: After the system starts, check whether the problem has been resolved.

Fix 2 – Change Group Policy using the Local Group Policy Editor

Local Group Policy allows you to create policy modifications that affect all user accounts when set. So, we explain in simple steps how to change the Group Policy to fix this issue.

Step 1: Press the Windows R key at the same time to open the Run command box.

Step 2: Type gpedit.msc in the run box and press the Enter key to open Local Group Policy Edit on your system Device.

Step 3: Once opened, navigate to the path mentioned below.

计算机配置 > 管理模板 > 系统 > 故障排除和诊断 > 脚本诊断

Step 4: Make sure Script Diagnostics is selected in the left panel.

Step 5: Then on the right side of the window, there are the three settings mentioned below.

• Troubleshooting: Allows users to access online troubleshooting content on Mcirosoft servers.
• Troubleshooting: Allow users to access and run the Troubleshooting Wizard
• Configure security policy for script diagnostics

Step 6: Double-clickTroubleshooting: Allow users to access online troubleshooting content on Mcirosoft Server Settings to open its window.

Step 7: Select the Not Configured radio button in the window and click Apply and OKMake changes and close the window.

Step 8: Repeat the same for the other two settings as well.

Step 9: Finally close the Group Policy Editor window.

Fix 3 – Use Registry Editor to change the value of software release status in the registry file

Note: Before proceeding with this method, please refer to this post to export the registration table file so that the user can restore the file at any time if any problem occurs while editing, which may damage the system.

Step 1: Press the Windows key on your keyboard and type Registry Editor.

Step 2: Click on the Registry Editor application from the search results as shown in the screenshot below.

第 3 步：在“用户访问控制”提示中单击“是”以继续。

第4步：先清除地址栏，然后将下面的路径复制并粘贴到地址栏中，然后按Enter键。

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinTrust\Trust Providers\Software Publishing

第 5 步：到达Software Publishing注册表项后，双击编辑器窗口右侧的State DWORD 值将其打开。

第 6 步：然后，在数值数据字段中输入23c00 ，然后单击确定以保存更改并关闭窗口。

第 7 步：完成后，关闭注册表编辑器窗口并重新启动系统。

步骤 8：系统启动后，检查问题是否已解决。

修复 4 – 执行 SFC 扫描和 DISM 健康恢复

系统文件检查器是一种扫描，它试图检测 Windows 系统上损坏的系统文件。扫描后如果有任何损坏的系统文件，用户需要尽快更换它们以修复系统上的任何问题。

让我们看看如何使用命令提示符完成以下步骤。

第 1 步：通过按windows键并键入cmd打开系统上的命令提示符。

步骤 2：右键单击搜索结果中的命令提示符，然后从上下文菜单中选择以管理员身份运行，如下所示。

第 3 步：通过单击是接受UAC 提示以继续。

第 4 步：键入以下命令并按Enter键开始执行 SFC 扫描。

sfc /scannow

注意：如果发现任何损坏的文件，请尽快更换它们。

第5步：完成后，要恢复系统健康，请执行以下命令。

Dism /在线 /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

第6步：完成后，关闭命令提示符。

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