Service 'Windows Update' not running

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Since a couple of days my launchpad is turning red because according to the notofication of the launchpad, the Service 'Windows Update' is not active.

 

When I open Services.msc and check the status of the service I see it is running. I perform a restart (stop and start) of the service to get my launchpad back to green but that is a quite silly and useless thing to do every hour or so.

 

Can anyone explain to me why this is happening and what I must do to avoid the launchpad of false notifications about services not running? Any help would be great!