How To Fix Windows Update Keeps Turning Off Issue

By Ammarrauf01

How To Fix Windows Update Keeps Turning Off Issue. In this article, you will read causes of Windows Update Keeps Turning Off error and how to fix Windows updates keeps disabling itself automatically. Windows updates secure the system from viruses, malware, and other types of bugs. It is very disturbing, when Windows update keeps turning off. Here, we will discuss how to fix Windows update error.

Causes Of Windows Update Keeps Turning Off Error:

Some main causes of Windows Update service keeps disabling error can be:

-Antivirus can restrict the Windows update.
-Windows update can be the culprit itself. This may be due to corrupted files or the update process did not start properly.

How To Fix Windows Update Keeps Turning Off Issue?

Method 1 – Disable The Antivirus:

Antivirus restricts many programs. Windows update is also listed in prevented activities. You have to disable the antivirus to solve this issue, as it is restricting the Windows update. But, disabling the antivirus can put your system at risk. If the issue gets fixed, you can change the problematic antivirus. Avast and Bitdefender are at the top causing the issue. To disable Avast antivirus:

1.Find your antivirus icon from the system tray.
2.Right click on it.
3.Next, click on the Avast Shield control.
4.Select the duration of how much time you want to keep your antivirus disabled
5.You should select “Disable Permanently” option, as Windows Update turns off on a reboot.
6.If you want to enable your antivirus, do it later.
7.Now turn on Windows update and check for the latest version.
8.Restart the computer in the end.
9.Check Windows update turning itself off or not.

Method 2 – Changes In The Registry:

Changing in the registry can solve Windows update stuck issue. To do so:

1.Press the Windows logo key.
2.Go to the search bar and type “Command prompt”.
3.Right click the Command prompt option.
4.Select “Run as administrator” from the list.
5.Then, type

“reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update” /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f“

6.Press the Enter key.
7.Then, type “sc config wuauserv start= auto” and press Enter key again.

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8.Follow the on-screen instructions and close the window.

Method 3 – Reset Windows Components:

Resetting Windows components can fix the Windows update keeps turning off windows 10. Follow the instructions:

1.Press the Windows logo key.
2.Search for Command prompt
3.Right-click on it and select “Run as administrator”.
4.Type “net stop bits” and press Enter.
5.After that type “net stop wuauserv” and press the enter button/
6.Keep typing the following commands and press Enter key after each command.
net stop appidsvc
net stop cryptsvc
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start bits
net start wuauserv
net start appidsvc
net start cryptsvc

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7.Close the window and exit.
8.Try to update your Windows PC again. The issue will get solved now.