Believe that many of Windows users would skip, stop and never get Windows updates. It is actually not recommended. Windows Updates is trying to help Microsoft push updates, bug fixes and patches to security vulnerabilities. But when you try to install the latest Windows updates, you receive the following error message:

Windows Update Cannot Check For Updates Because The Service Is Not Running

This is a fairly common problem with Windows users since Windows update is also a program. The cause of this error can be a Windows update service failing to start or a corrupt registry entry causing a service to be not found.

Luckily, this guide would walk you through a couple trusted methods to fix the problem.

Method 1 | Check with Neptune SystemCare Ultimate

To make things easier, Neptune SystemCare Ultimate, the PC optimization utility will check up whole computer problems and fix common errors, secures and optimizes your PC for maximum performance.

->Download and Install Neptune SystemCare Ultimate.

->Launch PC Checkup, wait and click on Fix.

->Restart your Windows.

Method 2 | Reset Windows Update Settings

Turning Windows update off and then on through control panel has fixed this issue for many users as it resets any inconsistent settings of Windows update. To do that:

->Open Windows Updates, and then choose Change Settings.

-> Select Never check for updates under Important Updates and click OK. Close all windows.

-> Then go to the Windows update settings window again. Select Install updates automatically and click OK. Now check for updates again.

Method 3 | Re-register the Windows Update DLL

Do not be scared by the technological terms, just follow the steps correctly and Windows update cannot currently check for updates error would be fixed.

->Open Start menu, find the search box, type in cmd.

->Right-click on the Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.

-> When the command windows loads, type the following commands at the blinking cursor. Press ENTER after each command.

  regsvr32 wuapi.dll

  regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

  regsvr32 wups.dll

  regsvr32 wups2.dll

  regsvr32 wuwebv.dll

  regsvr32 wucltux.dll

-> Close the command window and reboot the computer. Then open Windows Updates to see if it’s fixed.

If you are comfortable with the deeper manual repair, you can see what Microsoft provides: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971058