Windows Update broke Windows Server Update Service
Sometime back in May 2016, I noticed that our Windows Server Update Service stopped working. Win 7 users are no longer getting updates. Windows 10 users are getting notifications to Get Updates but doing so will just lead to errors. Upon checking the WSUS server, I found that I can no longer open the WSUS console (MMC snap-in). After many hours checking on the internet, I finally found the solution. Aparently, it's one of the Updates that broke the system. The best solution I found was at http://byronwright.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/kb-2720211-kills-wsus.html . It wasn't really the article itself that helped me, but the comment July 11, 2012 at 8:02AM by Martjin His words: First I changed the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup\wYukonInstalled to 0 Run the update and changed it back to 1. than: ◦Download and run WSUS-KB270211-x64.exe /extract to extract the files. ◦Use a program capable of extracting CAB files (7 zip) to open PCW_CAB_SUS an...