update website error even tho Automatic Updates and BITS are runni

I always used to visit the windows update site every once in a while,
selected the updates I wanted, unchecked the updates I didn't want, no
problem at all.

But since update.microsoft.com dumped version 5 of windows update on my
system, I get this error message:

Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is
disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of
critical updates for your computer.
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable
downloading of updates.

Both AU and BITS are set to manual and DO start when I visit the update
site. But the error message doesn't go away untill I set both services to
automatic.

In manual mode the services do start when needed, so how can I get rid of
the error message WITHOUT putting the services to automatic?

A service that starts when set to manual should work. It should NOT require
me to put it to automatic, thereby running at times when it is not needed.

And I really don't see why AUTOMATIC Upates and BACKGROUND Intelligent (?)
Transfer Service are needed for MANUAL updates!

666,

Set AU to Automatic. BITS can be left at Manual. Then you can update
manually. Set Automatic Updates to " Notify me but don't
automatically download or install them " . That way you'll just be
notified of just released updates and can decline those you do not
need/trust.

MowGreen [MVP]
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666 wrote:

> I always used to visit the windows update site every once in a while,
> selected the updates I wanted, unchecked the updates I didn't want, no
> problem at all.
>
> But since update.microsoft.com dumped version 5 of windows update on my
> system, I get this error message:
>
> Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is
> disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
> Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of
> critical updates for your computer.
> Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable
> downloading of updates.
>
> Both AU and BITS are set to manual and DO start when I visit the update
> site. But the error message doesn't go away untill I set both services to
> automatic.
>
> In manual mode the services do start when needed, so how can I get rid of
> the error message WITHOUT putting the services to automatic?
>
> A service that starts when set to manual should work. It should NOT require
> me to put it to automatic, thereby running at times when it is not needed.
>
> And I really don't see why AUTOMATIC Upates and BACKGROUND Intelligent (?)
> Transfer Service are needed for MANUAL updates!

Thanx, but...

why do I need to set a service to AUTOMATIC for a MANUAL update?

Doesn't 'manual' mean 'start when needed, stay dead when not?'

Something that M$ should fix when they spit out Windows Update version 6!

"MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
> Set AU to Automatic.