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WU_E_DS_NEEDWINDOWSSERVICE
WU_E_DS_NEEDWINDOWSSERVICE means Windows Update refused a request to remove the built-in Windows Update service or unregister it from Automatic Updates. The service is required so Automatic Updates can retain a supported fallback path.
What to do instead
- Do not attempt to delete the built-in Windows Update service through unsupported scripts or direct data-store changes.
- Use supported policy and update-service configuration to select managed behavior.
- For API callers, treat this as a protected-service restriction, not as a retryable removal failure.
Microsoft: IUpdateServiceManager::RemoveService
Microsoft: Windows Update error reference
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