Hi,This problem occurs if the following registry entries are corrupted or are not valid HKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrent. Version Windows. UpdateAuto UpdateSus. Server. VersionHKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrent. Version Windows. UpdateAuto UpdateConfig. Ver. The registry entries may become corrupted on the client if Microsoft Software Update Services SUS is migrated to Microsoft Windows Server Update Services WSUS. Try this fix this issue. After reboot, open a command prompt and run wuauclt resetauthorization detectnow. Hey Spicers, Im trying to install WSUS services on my new Windows 2012 server but i keep getting configuration fail errors. Ive copied the log below, would anybody. WSUS error connection error i can get the console open, but after using it a while i get this error. The WSUS. WSUS is a Windows Server role available in the Windows Server operating systems. It provides a single hub for Windows updates within an organization. Well. no. WSUS is not using the WINS sic database, and you need to be especially careful about the acronyms and terminology you use. WINS Windows. Hello, my name is Matt Garton and I am part of the service engineering group within the Enterprise Client Mobility ECM group here at Microsoft. This. SOLVED Windows 2. WSUS Failure Windows Server. Im trying to install WSUS services on my new Windows 2. Ive copied the log below, would anybody be able to help me out Postinstall started. Detected role services Api, UI, Wid. Database, Services. Connect-to-WSUS.png' alt='Wsus Console Windows 7' title='Wsus Console Windows 7' />Start Load. Settings. From. Xml. Start Get. Config. Value with filenameUpdate. Services Services. Content. Local. 20. Value is true. 20. End Get. Config. WSUS Server Status Summary for All Computers and Updates Provides overall server status counts for a Windows Server Update Services WSUS server. Value. 20. 13 0. Start Get. Config. Value with filenameUpdate. Services Services. Content. Directory. Value is C WSUS2. End Get. Config. Value. Content directory is C WSUS2. Database roleservice is not installed. End Load. Settings. From. Xml. Post install is starting. Start Run. 20. 13 0. Configuring content directory. Configuring groups. Starting group configuration for WSUS Administrators. Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it. Searching for existing group. Existing group was found. Writing group to registry. Finished group creation. Starting group configuration for WSUS Reporters. Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it. Searching for existing group. Existing group was found. Writing group to registry. Finished group creation. Configuring permissions. Fetching content directory. Fetching Content. Certificate Authority Pki Software Server Appliance here. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Fetching group SIDs. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Fetching Wsus. Reporters. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Creating group principals. Granting directory permissions. Granting permissions on content directory. Granting registry permissions. Granting registry permissions. Granting registry permissions. Configuring shares. Configuring network shares. Fetching content directory. Fetching Content. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Fetching WSUS admin SID. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Content directory is local, creating content shares. Creating share Update. Services. Packages with path C WSUSUpdate. Services. Packages and description A network share to be used by client systems for collecting all software packages usually applications published on this WSUS system. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Creating share Wsus. Content with path C WSUSWsus. Content and description A network share to be used by Local Publishing to place published content on this WSUS system. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Creating share WSUSTemp with path C Program FilesUpdate ServicesLog. FilesWSUSTemp and description A network share used by Local Publishing from a Remote WSUS Console Instance. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Finished creating content shares. Configuring WID database. Configuring the database. Establishing DB connection. Checking to see if database exists. Database exists. 20. Switching database to single user mode. Loading install type query. DECLARE current. Script. Version   int. DECLARE current. DBVersion       int. IF NOT EXISTSSELECT FROM sys. WHERE nameSUSDBBEGINSELECT 1. ENDELSEBEGINSET current. Script. Version 9. SET current. DBVersion SELECT Schema. Version FROM SUSDB. Schema. Version WHERE Component. Name Core. DBIF current. DBVersion lt 9. BEGINSELECT 3. ENDELSE IF current. DBVersion lt current. Script. Version. BEGINSELECT 2. ENDELSE IF current. DBVersion current. Script. Version. BEGINSELECT 0. ENDELSEBEGINSELECT 4. ENDEND. 2. 01. 3 0. Install type is Reinstall. Creating logins. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Found principal. 20. Found account. 20. Got binary SID2. 01. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Found principal. 20. Found account. 20. Got binary SID2. 01. Setting content location. Fetching Content. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Swtching DB to multi user mode. Finished setting multi user mode. Writing DB settings to registry. Marking Post. Install done for Update. Services Wid. Database in the registry. Configuring IIS. Start Configure. Website. 20. 13 0. Configuring website on port 8. Info      IISCustom. Action    Performing Setup Action, Command Install. Info      IISCustom. Action    Command Install Succeeded. End Configure. Website. Configuring performance counters. Configuring Stats. NET perf counter. Configuring reporting perf counter. Configuring client webservice perf counter. Configuring server sync webservice perf counter. Configuring API remoting perf counter. Bringing services online. Checking initialization status. Database needs initialization. Start. Server starting. Generating encryption key to write to the registry. Generating encryption key to write to the database. Generating encryption key succeeded. Setting WSUSService to autostart. WSUSService is set to autostart. Starting WSUSService. Failed to start Wsus. Service. Exception System. Invalid. Operation. Exception Cannot start service WSUSService on computer. System. Component. Model. Win. 32. Exception An instance of the service is already running End of inner exception stack trace at System. Service. Process. Service. Controller. StartString argsat Microsoft. Update. Services. Setup. Start. Server. Start. Server. Start. And. Configure. Service2. Importing default detectoids. Importing Critical. Updates. xml. 2. Importing Drivers. Importing Feature. Packs. xml. 2. 01. Importing Microsoft. Corporation. xml. Importing Security. Updates. xml. 2. Importing Service. Packs. xml. 2. 01. Importing Tools. xml. Importing Update. Rollups. xml. 2. Importing Updates. Importing Windows. Importing Windows. Importing Windows. Server. 20. 03. Datacenter. Edition. xml. 2. Importing Windows. Server. 20. 03. Family. Importing Windows. XPfamily. xml. 2. Importing Local. Publisher. Importing Locally. Published. Packages. Importing Applications. Importing Exchange. Importing Office. Importing SQL. xml. Importing Exchange. Server. xml. 2. 01. Importing Exchange. Server. 20. 03. xml. Importing Office. XP. xml. 2. 01. 3 0. Importing Office. Importing SQLServer. Importing Windows. XP6. 4Bit. Edition. Version. 20. 03. xml. Importing Definition. Update. Sus. Xml. Importing Client. Servicing. Api. Detectoid. Importing default detectoids succeeded. Creating default subscription. Instantiating Update. Server. 20. 13 0. Create. Default. Subscription failed. Exception System. Net. Web. Exception The request failed with HTTP status 5. Service Unavailable. System. Web. Services. Protocols. Soap. Http. Client. Protocol. Read. ResponseSoap. Client. Message message, Web. Response response, Stream response. Stream, Boolean async. Callat System. Web. Services. Protocols. Soap. Http. Client. Protocol. InvokeString method. Name, Object parametersat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Api. Remoting. Get. Server. Versionat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Database. Access. Admin. Data. Access. Proxy. Get. Server. Versionat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Base. Api. Update. Server. Create. Update. ServerString server. Name, Boolean use. Secure. Connection, Int. Numberat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Base. Api. Update. Server. ctorBoolean bypass. Api. Remotingat Microsoft. Update. Services. Setup. Start. Server. Start. Server. Create. Default. Subscription2. Start. Server encountered errors. ExceptionThe request failed with HTTP status 5. Service Unavailable. Microsoft. Update. Services. Administration.