1. Click the 'Start' button and click 'Run' or 'Start Search' (Windows Vista users).
2. Type 'services.msc' (without quotes) and press 'Enter' to open the Services console.

3. Double-click 'Automatic Updates' on the right panel and click the 'Log on' tab.
4. Click the current hardware profile in the 'You can enable or disable this service for the hardware profiles listed below' box, and click 'Enable.'
5. Click 'Apply' and the 'General' tab. Click 'Start' and 'OK' to save the changes. This error should no longer be displayed when you try to download automatic updates.