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Windows 10 Update error: "Certificate used for SSL failed chain policy check: 0x80096004d"

Hi, Windows Update no longer works on two of my home computers (the third is fine). After installing build 10586.0 [(c) 2016], WindowsUpdate.log shows:

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2016/01/16 18:42:04.3270141 412   696   SLS             Retrieving SLS response from server...
2016/01/16 18:42:04.4237563 412   696   SLS             Making request with URL HTTPS://sls.update.microsoft.com/SLS/{9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}/x64/10.0.10586.0/0?CH=847&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x65&WUA=10.0.10586.0
2016/01/16 18:42:05.0197652 412   696   WebServices     Certificate used for SSL failed chain policy check: 0x80096004d

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Another Community post talked about 0x80096004 being related to a certificate problem, though I don't know how to repair a "SSL failed chain policy check." Windows Update Troubleshooter reported it fixed something but the problem remains. Thanks for any ideas.

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Hi Neha and Nachappa,

Thanks for your interest in helping me solve this trouble! It turns out what I needed to do was simply reboot my router. Updates now come through A-OK. Not sure why one out of three PCs at home on the same Wi-Fi network was updating before that step, but now all are working.

John/

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Last updated March 3, 2024 Views 1,884 Applies to: