How can I fix this Windows 2012 Dashboard Error : Google Update Service

Solution 1:

Going through the Google forums, it seems like Google doesn't have any intention of "fixing" this behavior. Issue seems like that the service starts and then it stops quickly making Windows think it failed, though in reality it checks for updates (and may be other "stuff") and exits with no errors.

Since this is normal behavior, what I did was to remove the gupdate service from the Services drop down in the Services Detail View. This makes the Server Manager exclude it.

Solution 2:

As @JScott suggested, I just changed the service from Automatic Delayed to Manual (or I could have also chosen Disabled).

And .. that fixed it.