Greetings:

As I mentioned in passing a few days ago, I tried an unsuccessful install of Gangsters on my Windows 10 laptop. After that, deleting the faulty install, running winutilities, and making sure things were cleaned up, I'm now having a problem installing anything dos related from GoG.

I'm getting a Windows Features pop-up saying "Windows couldn't complete the requested changes" and "The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it." with error code 0x80070422.

You can see the error in this thread over at *shudder* EA:

http://answers.ea.com/t5/The-Sims-3/Windows-10-0x80070422-error/td-p/6101578

Which points you here:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-update/windows-10-does-not-install-updates-error/80fcf8c8-21d7-4e22-bceb-1dd88255658b?auth=1

I have windows updates turned off on my laptop because it crashes a few programs that I use for work.

Is there a reason why a GoG install is forcing a Windows update? Is there some way around it?

Thank you,
-drmike

Windows 10 is a malware OS.
Win 7 is ok if heavily tweaked.

But the future is Ubuntu and Mint.
I've just ordered USB stick with both Operating systems inside.

Just a good advice for the future.

Thanks for wasting my time.

Actually, it seems to point you here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/2617842/-0x80070422-error-message-when-you-try-to-enable-windows-firewall

Not sure where you got the first link from..
It looks like an issue with Windows Firewall.

It is a real problem with some programs (games are also programs!) not supporting later updates with others wanting them. I think you should prioritise work and live with the computer not being able to handle every game. If you can afford it, a gaming computer is not a bad idea but multiboot is also an option.

Your specific problem? Sorry cannot help you there :-(

Looks like if you disabled some system core service that dosbox need to run, or that you disabled other service in that the prior one depends.

I'd probably yell at your workplace for not making their software system compliant first, then I'd check over the services list.