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Windows firewall and windows update no longer working.

Topic started on Jun 27, 2012 2:12 AM , last reply on Jun 27, 2012 10:39 AM

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Kye1991
Kye1991
1 posts since
Jun 27, 2012

Whenever i try to turn on my windows firewall i get the message ' windows firewall cant change some of your settings. Error code 0x80070424 ' and when i try to turn of windows update i get the message ' windows update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer.'

I dont have a backup disk and i also dont have a windows installation disk, can anyone help me fix this problem.


  • Blencogo
    Blencogo
    12,797 posts since
    Dec 22, 2004
    Written on Jun 27, 2012 10:39 AM

    Hi Kye 1991 and welcome.

     

    I also had that Windows Update error message.  I checked and all the Services were running and I assumed Microsoft were having problems with their servers.  In the end, I got Windows Update to run normally by opening it through the Start -> All Programs menu rather than from Control Panel.

     

    Of course it may have been a Server error which fixed itself but it is worth trying to run it from the Start Menu.


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