Unable to Download Microsoft Update

How to Download Microsoft Update

↣ First Try to Enable the Automatic Update process. If no good then you can reset or reinstall Updates as in step 2 on this page
↣ Critical Steps, Suggested for advanced users only, you may also download and run this tool to Fix Update Errors, 

Enable Automatic Updates

↣ Click On start >> run Tupe >> services.msc >> Ok
↣ Double click the service “Automatic Updates”.
↣ Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option “Local System account” is selected and the option “Allow service to interact with desktop” is unchecked
↣ Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, please click the Enable button to enable it.
↣ Click Start->Run, type “services.msc” (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK.
↣  Double click the service “Automatic Updates”.
↣  Click on the Log On tab, please ensure the option “Local System account” is selected and the option “Allow service to interact with desktop” is unchecked.Click on the tab “General “; make sure the “Startup Type” is “Automatic”.
↣ Then please Click the button “Start” under “Service Status” to start the service.
↣ Repeat the above steps with the other service: Background Intelligent Transfer Service          

Solution 2

↣ Reset, Repair or Reinstall Automatic Updates
↣ This process will repair or reinstall Automatic update module.
↣ Repair Automatic Updates to Fix SVCHOST.exe error (Not For Vista)
↣ How to Repair Automatic Updates
↣ Copy The content in the below boc and paste it in notepad

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↣ net stop bits
↣ net stop wuauserv
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\atl.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\jscript.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\msxml3.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\softpub.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wuapi.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wuaueng.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wuaueng1.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wucltui.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wups.dll
↣ %windir%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %windir%\system32\wuweb.dll
↣ net start bits
↣ net start wuauserv
↣ wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

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↣ Save it to desktop as reinstall.cmd. Double click on reinstall.cmd to run it.
↣ This will repair the automatic update service and re – register the dlls.
↣ If no good then you can Reinstall the Automatic update module

Solution 3

↣ How to Remove & Reinstall Automatic Updates to fix SVCHOST.exe error (Not For Vista)
↣ Copy The content in the below boc and paste it in notepad

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↣ net stop bits
↣ net stop wuauserv
↣ regsvr32 /u wuaueng.dll /s
↣ del /f /s /q %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\*.*
↣ del /f /s /q %windir%\windowsupdate.log
↣ regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
↣ net start bits
↣ net start wuauserv
↣ wuauclt.exe /resetauthorization /detectnow

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↣ Save it to desktop as reinstall.cmd. Double click on reinstall.cmd to run it.
↣ This will remove the automatic update system and downloaded files. Then reinstall the automatci update moudle, starts the services and looks for updates

Unable to Download Microsoft Update