Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0xc8000247

Hi,

I am getting an error when ever i ran windows update.

windows update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running.you may need to restart your computer.

 

bu doing reboot plenty of times still has the same issue. after i have found that log which is having installation history.

here is the info.

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{7B3D9BC8-53A1-474A-A217-8AE230D4E1A4} 2012-02-29 19:46:41:367-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 c8000247 ChkWuDrv Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0xc8000247.
{7B7E1B31-8066-4E5B-BBB5-98F8144CF02B} 2012-02-29 19:46:50:701-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 c8000247 ChkWuDrv Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0xc8000247.
{A05F1F85-86F6-43E5-9088-1B792571B485} 2012-03-07 11:39:34:296-0500 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 c8000247 ChkWuDrv Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0xc8000247.
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please advise what cause this issue.

 

Thanks,

 

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Last updated January 4, 2020 Views 19,897 Applies to:
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