The WSUS service must be running.
The WSUS service "Update Services" is stopped.
Possible resolutions include:
The Update Services service has been manually stopped. Start the service.
Open a command window.
Type sc start wsusservice
The Update Services service is set to manual and is stopped.
Open a command window.
Type sc config wsusservice start= auto
Type sc start wsusservice
The Update Services service failed to start. Review the NT event log for issues that occurred before this event (for example, the SQL database or IIS) and resolve them. Then start the service.
Open a command window.
Type sc start wsusservice
Look for the corresponding error event
Open a command window.
Type cd <WSUSInstallDir>\Tools
Type wsusutil checkhealth
Type eventvwr
Review the Application log for the most recent events from source Windows Server Update Services and event id 501.
| Target | Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server | ||
| Parent Monitor | Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server.CoreRollup | ||
| Category | AvailabilityHealth | ||
| Enabled | True | ||
| Alert Generate | True | ||
| Alert Severity | Error | ||
| Alert Priority | Normal | ||
| Alert Auto Resolve | True | ||
| Monitor Type | Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType | ||
| Remotable | True | ||
| Accessibility | Internal | ||
| Alert Message |
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| RunAs | Default |
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<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server.ServiceState" Accessibility="Internal" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server.CoreRollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">
<Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.3.Server.ServiceState.AlertMessage">
<AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="ServiceHealthy" MonitorTypeStateID="Running" HealthState="Success"/>
<OperationalState ID="ServiceNotHealthy" MonitorTypeStateID="NotRunning" HealthState="Error"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<ServiceName>WsusService</ServiceName>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>