Help & Support Center

Welcome to the Windows Update Restored Help and Support Center! This place is ideal if you have trouble getting the Windows Update websites to work. The Knowledge Base (KB) is a great way to find solutions to the problems you encounter. The issues are reported by members, if you are getting an issue with Windows Update Restored that is not in the Knowledge Base, contact us.

Start browsing the Help & Support Center by picking a link among the options below:

ArrowKnown Issues with Windows Update Restored

Wondering what current issues exist within the Windows Update Restored website? You can find out by visiting our Known Issues page!
This page consists of issues within Windows Update Restored V2, V3.1, V4, and V5.
ArrowAssistance on a specific bug

Need help regarding a specific bug or issue you're encoutering when using Windows Update Restored? Feel free to contact us! Learn more on the About the Project page, which contains the email adresses of the owner and server provider. You can also contact us by joining our Discord Server, or sending a message on our MSFN topic.
ArrowPrerequisites to run Windows Update Restored

Is Windows Update Restored not working for you out of the box? Head over to our Prerequisites page and that should help you!
Please note that this applies to Windows Update Restored only.
ArrowKnowledge Base

If the above topics do not correspond to what you're looking for, the Knowledge Base might contain something helpful.
Help & Support Center News
Warning Triangle New! The Windows Update Restored Knowledge Base is here!

The Windows Update Restored website now has a Knowledge Base, listing every Support topics we published. If we see that one or more issues are frequent and we're able to fix them, we will add Support topics in the Knowledge Base regarding those issues.

Warning Triangle Newly Revamped Help & Support Center!

The Help & Support Center is now revamped for a much more easier and enjoyable user experience! We have new pages as well as up-to-date info so you will always be able to find a way to fix your problems while using Windows Update Restored!

Warning Triangle Windows Update Restored v5 Troubleshooting Tools are here!

Ever since the launch of Windows Update Restored v5, users have had plenty of problems when trying to get certain things working with the website on their designated Windows systems. But those problems are one more step closer to being gone with the requirement of needing a proxy to use Windows Update Restored V5 gone! Thanks to WinFX, you no longer need a proxy to use Windows Update Restored v5. Instead, you can connect to v5.windowsupdaterestored.com as a WSUS server instead of Microsoft's. Lastly, Joshua Maitland has developed the Windows Update Restored v5 Checker Tool that will tell you exactly what needs to be patched on your Windows operating system so you can fix them and start using Windows Update Restored! To check out how to apply the Windows Update Restored v5 WSUS patch to you system, visit the Prerequisites page. Learn more about the Windows Update Restored V5 Checker Tool.