Automatic update requires Automatic services?

This is ridiculous. Windows Update requires that each of the services
(Automatic Updates, BITS and Event Log) be running AND be set to Automatic?

Is this truly the case or is there a way to avoid this little dance where I
turn them to Automatic and then back to Manual when I'm done updating?

I hope MSFT is paying attention to just how much difficulty they
unecessarily cause their customers....

If you go to Windows Update and want to manually do it Auto Update must
be set to Automatic and BITS set to Manual.
Same if you want Automatic Update to notify you prior to downloading and
then installing updates.

If you want updating fully automatic than both AU and BITS must be set
to Automatic.

What's the issue with having AU set to Auto and BITS set to Manual ?
I have no knowledge of Event Log having to be running as there is
an installation .log created (KBxxxxxx) and entries made in the
WindowsUpdate.log.

MowGreen [MVP]
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Fried Duck wrote:
> This is ridiculous. Windows Update requires that each of the services
> (Automatic Updates, BITS and Event Log) be running AND be set to Automatic?
>
> Is this truly the case or is there a way to avoid this little dance where I
> turn them to Automatic and then back to Manual when I'm done updating?
>
> I hope MSFT is paying attention to just how much difficulty they
> unecessarily cause their customers....