WINDOWS UPDATE SERVICES NOT START ERROR

Copper Contributor

Hi guys,
I have a very big problem with one windows server 2016 vm.
After windows update and reboot windows update doesn't start and if i try to star manually i receive this error pop-up:

Windows could not start the Windows Update service on Local Computer. Error 0x80070539: The security ID Structure is invalid.

I have try all windows update error solved result founded in a web but without success.

The  0x80070539 error are insoluted.

Any idea??

Thanks

 

20 Replies

You can try a repair install by running setup.exe from the root of the install media but this is very risky move. Better to stand up a new one, patch it fully, then migrate the roles or applications over to it.