These 2 Microsoft tools will help you troubleshoot and correct issues relating to Windows updates.

The Microsoft System Update Readiness Tool will check your Windows Updates for a problem (Windows Update error 80070490) and offer to download the latest hotfix to address your problem. Often times Security Center is disabled which is a good indicator that you’re infected or were.

Tim ran into this scenario and for him Tweaking.com - Windows Repair came to the rescue, but if you want to try and only fix the issue with Windows Updates failing then this is worth a shot.

This is most commonly seen on Windows 7 and Vista. We don't recommend trying this on other operating systems.

Download @ http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_system_update_readiness_tool.html

Windows Update Troubleshooter does just what the name says - if a Microsoft Windows update fails you can use this to diagnose the problem and then correct many of the issues. It is available in English only and once the program is finished the previous update history may be deleted.

Download @ http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/windows_update_troubleshooter.html