Hyper-V & SCVMM Error: Host status of 'Not Responding'

Host status of 'Not Responding'

This is a very common issue,
Although can be very hard to troubleshoot, where's a nice article that describes step-by-step how to troubleshoot this error.

Important Updates:
· 958124 A wmiprvse.exe process may leak memory when a WMI notification query is used heavily on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista-based computer

· 954563 Memory corruption may occur with the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista Service Pack 1

· 955805 Certain applications become very slow on a Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Vista S955805-based computer when a certificate with SIA extension is installed

· 961983 Description of the hotfix rollup package for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008: April 14th, 2009

Nice job :)

How do I reset the Windows Update settings

Automatic Updates (AU) are critical to companies and end users because they keep the systems up-to-date with the most recently security patches, hotfixes, drivers, etc...

Most of the time AU will work without issues but unfortunately this doesn’t apply to 100% of the scenarios. The good news is that you’ll find most of the manual fixes on the web with a little Google search, the bad news is that in some scenarios you may crash your system trying to fix that.

For full AU reset Microsoft has a tool "Microsoft Fix it" that may help you with this task minimizing the risk of mistakes, of course you always have the “old school” method if you want.

Have a look at KB 971058

For AU troubleshooting check KB 906602