Hi,
I upgraded Win Server 2008 to Win Server 2012 R2. After upgrade Win Update is not working.
When I press Check for updates, I receive following messages: Windows Update can't check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your PC.
I tried all the possibilities that I could find on the internet.
Do you have any suggestions what to do?
Thank you.
In-place upgrades are never recommended, but I'd check The Windows Update (wuauserv) is set to manual trigger, or try starting it. Also check the system event log for related errors.
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Hi DSPatrick!
Thank you for answer. Windows Update service is on manual. I tried start on Automatic but nothing happened.
I checked logs and don't have any errors.
An in-place upgrade is never recommended because of corruption carry-forward, but some thing to try;
sfc /scannow
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/windows-update-resources#reset-windows-update-components-manually
I tried all options but not working.
Can I install manually all updates for Win Server 2012 R2? If yes, please send me link for updates.
If your installation media was a gold or RTM version then you'll need to install this set as a prerequisite. When 2012 R2 RTM'd the updates were called rollups and were not cumulative and they also had to be installed sequentially in correct order.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42153
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42334
then at this point; or if you installed Windows Server 2012 R2 with Update then you can start using the cumulative updates here.
the latest SSU
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4566425
followed by the latest Monthly Rollup
The latest always contains new fixes plus the previous monthly update.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4009470/windows-8-1-windows-server-2012-r2-update-history
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