Windows won't check for updates

[tsaunder]

My computer continually starts up with the icon "windows can't check for updates", I have tried disabling/enabling Windows Firewall many times and re-trying the installation but nothing works! If anyone know how to fix this problem, I would greatly appreciate it!
Thank you

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi , Welcome to VF,

You could follow this article Cannot Update Windows using Windows Update see whether that fixes your issue.

Hope this helps,
Captain

 

[tsaunder]

i tried going to that site, and it did not help in anyway at all. it simply kept redirecting me to site after site. i just want a plain and simple answer to how to fix this problem. if it helps, the error code is 80072EFD. Thanks anyway for your help though

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Ok lets try this Windows Update error 80072efd it more specific to your error code

Hope this helps,
Captain

 

[tsaunder]

Ok thanks, I'll try that