Windows update searches(error) with service disabled(win7)

I'm trying to run windows update on a machine with an image, a colleague made some time back. But every time I search for updates it gives me the 8007000E error. I have tried tuing the service off, but it still tries to search for updates and gives me the same error.

It's a 32-bit Win7 SP1 with latest updates being from January 2016.

I've tried a bunch of stuff from this MS article and so far nothing works.

Thanks in advance for the help.

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