Some Windows 7 users can not use Windows Update

Some Windows 7 users reporting can not check for updates through the Windows Update feature. However, Microsoft has yet to provide patch information.
According to ZDNet, not only Windows 7 professional product key users, but even Windows Server 2008 also has problems with the operating system update feature. Although Microsoft has not announced the cause, according to ZDNet, this may have been due to Microsoft forgetting to change the expiration date, and the company needed to fix it to fix it.

Known issues began to appear on December 3 at the Microsoft office 2013 product key Answers forum, where affected Windows 7 users reported experiencing Windows Update with error code 80248015. Windows Server 2008 users report similar problems via Twitter.
ZDNet reporter Mary Jo Foley noted that her Dell Windows 7 SP1 desktop also had issues related to the Windows product key Update feature, which specifically stated "Windows could not search for new updates." "Is displayed on the screen. According to Foley, after clicking on the error code, no further information is displayed.
Meanwhile, some others said they received a message saying "Windows Update can not currently check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer.
At the present time, some users suggest that the user can apply a temporary fix that is to change the system date setting before 12.3.2017.
Currently, Microsoft has not responded to reports related to Windows Update but it is clear that the company will soon overcome the problem that Windows 7 will continue to be supported from Microsoft until mid -2020.