Summary
A Windows Update error code is generated whenever an update fails to install. To find out this code please select Start, All Programs, Windows Update, View Update History, double click the failed update and note the Failure Code and Update reference number. Detailed below is a list of the codes more commonly encountered with pointers to ways to help you resolve the error.
Details
Common Windows Update Failure codes and ways you may resolve them
(based on Windows 7 operating system)
Error code | Error description | Hyperlink to solution | Comment on hyperlink |
0x80004002 | Error-80004002 | Microsoft Article | |
0x8000FFFF | kb2509997 | Method 5 | |
0x80070002 | ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80070003 | COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND | kb910336 | |
0x80070005 | ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED | kb968003 | Also run malware scan |
0x80070008 | ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY | Update Diagnostic Error-80070008 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article |
0x8007000D | Error_invalid_data | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x8007000E | E_OUTOFMEMORY | Update
Update Diagnostic Error-8007000e |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool
Microsoft Article |
0x80070020 | STIERR_SHARING_VIOLATION | KB883825 | Microsoft Article |
0x80070057 | ERROR_INVALID_PARAMENTER- E_INVALIDARG | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80070103 | Error-80070103 | Microsoft Article | |
0x80070308 | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool | |
0x8007041F | ERROR_SERVICE_DATABASE_LOCKED | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80070420 | kb958054 | ||
0x80070422 | ERROR_SERVICE_DISABLED | Error-80070422 | Microsoft Article Enable Windows Modules Installer service (manual) |
0x80070424 | ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST | kb968002 kb2509997 |
Fixit Things to try. |
0x80070490 | E_PROP_ID_UNSUPPORTED | kb947821 kb2509997 |
System Update Readiness tool Things to try. |
0x800705B4 | Error_Timeout | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x800705B9 | ERROR_XML_PARSE_ERROR | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80070643 | ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE | kb2509997 kb976982 |
Things to try Net Framework updates |
0x8007064C | kb2509997 | Things to try | |
0x8007066A | Error_Patch_Target_Not_Found | kb2509997 | Things to try |
0x80071A90 | ERROR_TRANSACTIONAL_CONFLICT | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x80071A91 | kb2939087 | ||
0x80072EE2 | ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT | Update Diagnostic Error80072EE2 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool
Explanation |
0x80072EE7 | ERROR_INTERNET_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED | Update Diagnostic Fixit50576 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Fixit |
0x80072EEF | ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x80072EFD | ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x80072EFE | ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED | Update Diagnostic Error-80072efe |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article |
0x80072F76 | ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_NOT_FOUND | Update Diagnostic Error-80072f76 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article |
0x80072F78 | ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_SERVER_RESPONSE | Update Diagnostic Error-80072f8f |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article |
0x800736B3 | ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_NOT_FOUND | kb2255099 | In Place upgrade |
0x800736CC | ERROR_SXS_FILE_HASH_MISMATCH | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80073701 | ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING | kb2700530 Error-80073701 |
For SP1 update Technet Blog -All |
0x8007370A | ERROR_SXS_INVALID_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE _VALUE |
kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x8007370B | ERROR_SXS_INVALID_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE _NAME |
kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x8007370D | ERROR_SXS_IDENTITY_PARSE_ERROR | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80073712 | ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT | kb957310 kb947821 kb2509997 |
System Update Readiness tool Method 8 |
0x8007371B | ERROR_SXS_TRANSACTION_CLOSURE _INCOMPLETE |
kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x80090305 | SEC_E_SECPKG_NOT_FOUND | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x8009033F | SEC_E_Shutdown_IN_Progress | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x80092003 | CRYPT_E_File_Error | kb947821 | System Update Readiness tool |
0x800A0046 | CTL_PermissionDenied | kb883821 | Fixit |
0x800A01AD | MicrosoftFixit | Fixit 50572 | |
0x800F081F | CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING | kb947821 Error-800f081f |
System Update Readiness tool Microsoft Article |
0x800F0826 | Error-800f0826 | Microsoft Article | |
0x80200010 | BG_E_NETWORK_DISCONNECTED | kb2509997 | Method 5 |
0x8024000E | SUS_E_XML_INVALID | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x8024001b | WU_E_SELFUPDATE_IN_PROGRESS | Error -8024001b | Microsoft Article |
0x8024200D | SUS_E_UH_NEEDANOTHERDOWNLOAD | Run Chkdsk + System File Checker | |
0x80242016 | WU_E_UH_POSTREBOOTUNEXPECTEDSTATE | Error-80242016 | Microsoft Article |
0x80244008 | SUS_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_PARSEFAULT | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x8024400A | SUS_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_PARSE | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x8024400D | SUS_E_PT_SOAP_CLIENT | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x80244016 | SUS_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_BAD_REQUEST | Update Diagnostic Error-80244016 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article |
0x80244022 | SUS_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAIL | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
0x8024402c | WU_E_PT_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED | Update Diagnostic kb883821 kb900936 kb2509997 |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool
Fixit Fixit Microsoft Article |
0x8024402f | Update Diagnostic Error-8024402f |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article | |
0x80245001 | WU_E_REDIRECTOR_LOAD_XML | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0x80245003 | WU_E_REDIRECTOR_ID_SMALLER | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0x8024502d | WU_E_PT_SAME_REDIR_ID | Fixit50573 | Fixit |
0x80246002 | SUS_E_DM_INCORRECTFILEHASH | kb2509997 | Method 4 |
0x80246007 | SUS_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0x80248007 | SUS_E_DS_NODATA | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0x80248011 | SUS_E_DS_UNABLETOSTART | Fixit50574 kb883821 |
Fixit
Fixit |
0x8024a005 | WU_E_AU_NO_REGISTERED_SERVICE | Troubleshooter | Troubleshooter |
0x8024d006 | WU_E_SETUP_TARGET_VERSION_GREATER | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0x8E5E03FE | kb2509997 | Method 4 | |
0xC80001FE | hrLogWriteFail | kb2509997 | Microsoft Article |
0xC80003FA | Update Diagnostic Error-c80003fa |
Fixit / Diagnostic tool Microsoft Article | |
0xC800042D | HrVersionStoreOutOfMemory | Update Diagnostic | Fixit / Diagnostic tool |
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