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Windows 10 5 Methods to Fix Service Registration is Missing or Corrupt

How to Fix Service Registration is Missing or Corrupt in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

If you are going to update your Windows 10 to latest version, what you will do when you get into trouble which Troubleshooting found the Service registration is missing or corrupt? Do you know how to fix this issue to get new Windows update and install new versions of the applications? Here, in this article, we tested 5 methods for you to fix service registration is missing or corrupt in Windows 10.

  1. Method 1: Enable Windows Update and Related Service
  2. Method 2: Execute sfc/ScanNow Command
  3. Method 3: Run Windows Update Command
  4. Method 4: Turn off Windows Firewall
  5. Method 5: Disable Windows Antivirus Software

fix service registration is missing or corrupt

5 Methods to Fix Service Registration is Missing or Corrupt

Method 1: Enable Windows Update and Related Service

If your Windows update and its related service is disabled or you set it to be manually, you will encounter the service registration is missing or corrupt issue. You can go to Services settings and have a check.

Step 1: Press Windows and R keys to launch Run box. And you should enter services.msc in the box and click OK button to get into Services settings in Windows 10.

open services msc

Step 2: In Services windows, you should find Windows Update service and choose Properties from the right-click panel.

 Windows update service properties

Step 3: Under General settings of Windows Update Properties, you need to change Startup type to Automatic. And for the Service status, you need to click Start to enable the Windows Update service. At last, click OK to save the changes.

 set startup type to automatic

Step 4: You should find the Background Intelligent Transfer Service and the Cryptographic Services. And then apply the same way to change their Startup types to Automatic and change the Services status to Start.

 find Windows update related service

Method 2: Execute SFC/ScanNow Command

System File Checker, for short, SFC, is the useful tool that can help to scan and fix the corrupted system files. Here, you can try to use it to get Windows 10 service registration is missing or corrupt problem done.

Step 1: Run Command Prompt as administrator.

Step 2: Type sfc/scannow and press Enter key.

Step 3: The System scan process will begin and you just need to wait for the 100% verification. After it finishes the scan, you can reboot the computer and check whether your issue gets solved or not.

run Ssfc scanow command

Method 3: Run Windows Update Command

You can also use the Windows update command lines to solve the issue service registration is corrupt.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt and run as administrator.

Step 2: Type the following commands one by one. And after each command, you should press Enter key to make it work:

  • net stop wuauserv
  • net stop cryptSvc
  • net stop bits
  • net stop msiserver
  • ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistributio SoftwareDistribution.old
  • ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2.old
  • net start wuauserv
  • net start cryptSvc
  • net start bits
  • net start msiserver

Step 3: After all the processes end, you can restart the computer to verify whether this method makes a difference.

Method 4: Turn off Windows Firewall

Step 1: Access Control Panel and find Windows Firewall, then click it.

Step 2: On the left panel, you will find the option to Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

 Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off option

Step 3: Click Turn Windows Firewall on or off. Then you should change the settings to Turn off Windows Firewall.

turn off Windows Firewall

If this method does not work, you should turn Windows Firewall on as soon as possible to protect your computer from hackers or malicious software.

Method 5: Disable Windows Antivirus Software

Many people installed the antivirus software on computer to make your data in safer mode. Sometimes, the antivirus software will affect the normal operations of Windows 10 functions. If you have the antivirus software working during the Windows update process, you should stop the antivirus software or remove them.

 

External Tips: Backup the Windows 10 OS or file data before you make big changes

For you to get the big Windows update or make big changes on Windows system, you should back up previous Windows operating system in advance. Or you want to back up the files and folders in data volume; you can find pretty easy Windows backup software –iSunshare CloneGo for help. It enables you to backup Windows 10 operating system as well as the data partition safely. Also, you can restore it at any time you want. Tutorial: How to Backup Windows 10 to External Hard Drive

backup Windows 10 OS with CloneGo

 

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