--- title: Windows Update common errors and mitigation description: In this article, learn about some common issues you might experience with Windows Update, as well as steps to resolve them. ms.prod: w10 ms.mktglfcycl: audience: itpro itproauthor: jaimeo ms.audience: itpro author: jaimeo ms.reviewer: manager: laurawi ms.topic: article ms.custom: seo-marvel-apr2020 --- # Windows Update common errors and mitigation >Applies to: Windows 10 The following table provides information about common errors you might run into with Windows Update, as well as steps to help you mitigate them. | Error Code | Message | Description | Mitigation | |------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 0x8024402F | WU_E_PT_ECP_SUCCEEDED_WITH_ERRORS | External cab file processing completed with some errors | One of the reasons we see this issue is due to the design of a software called Lightspeed Rocket for Web filtering.
Add the IP addresses of devices you want to get updates to the exceptions list of Lightspeed | | 0x80242006 | WU_E_UH_INVALIDMETADATA | A handler operation could not be completed because the update contains invalid metadata. | Rename Software Redistribution Folder and attempt to download the updates again:
Rename the following folders to \*.BAK:
- %systemroot%\system32\catroot2

Type the following commands at a command prompt. Press ENTER after you type each command.
- Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore \*.bak
- Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution\Download \*.bak
Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 \*.bak | | 0x80070BC9 | ERROR_FAIL_REBOOT_REQUIRED | The requested operation failed. A system reboot is required to roll back changes made. | Ensure that you don't have any policies that control the start behavior for the Windows Module Installer. This service should be managed by the operating system. | | 0x80200053 | BG_E_VALIDATION_FAILED | NA | Ensure that there are no firewalls that filter downloads. Such filtering could lead to incorrect responses being received by the Windows Update Client.

If the issue still persists, run the [Windows Update reset script](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Reset-Windows-Update-Agent-d824badc). | | 0x80072EE2 | WININET_E_TIMEOUT | The operation timed out | This error message can be caused if the computer isn't connected to the Internet. To fix this issue, follow these steps: make sure these URLs are not blocked:
http://.update.microsoft.com
https://.update.microsoft.com


You can also take a network trace to check what is timing out. \ | | 0x80072EFD
0x80072EFE 
0x80D02002 | TIME_OUT_ERRORS | The operation timed out | Make sure there are no firewall rules or proxy to block Microsoft download URLs.
Take a network monitor trace to understand better. \ | | 0X8007000D | ERROR_INVALID_DATA | Indicates invalid data downloaded or corruption occurred. | Attempt to re-download the update and initiate installation. | | 0x8024A10A | USO_E_SERVICE_SHUTTING_DOWN | Indicates that the Windows Update Service is shutting down. | This can occur after a very long period of time of inactivity, the system failing to respond leading to the service being idle and causing the service to shut down. Ensure that the system remains active and the connections remain established to complete the upgrade. | | 0x80240020 | WU_E_NO_INTERACTIVE_USER | Operation did not complete because there is no logged-on interactive user. | Sign in to the device to start the installation and allow the device to restart. | | 0x80242014 | WU_E_UH_POSTREBOOTSTILLPENDING | The post-restart operation for the update is still in progress. | Some Windows Updates require the device to be restarted. Restart the device to complete update installation. | | 0x80246017 | WU_E_DM_UNAUTHORIZED_LOCAL_USER | The download failed because the local user was denied authorization to download the content. | Ensure that the user attempting to download and install updates has been provided with sufficient privileges to install updates (Local Administrator). | | 0x8024000B | WU_E_CALL_CANCELLED | Operation was canceled. | The operation was canceled by the user or service. You might also receive this error when we are unable to filter the results. Run the [Decline Superseded PowerShell script](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Cleanup-WSUS-server-4424c9d6) to allow the filtering process to complete. | | 0x8024000E | WU_E_XML_INVALID | Windows Update Agent found invalid information in the update's XML data. | Certain drivers contain additional metadata information in the update.xml, which could lead Orchestrator to understand it as invalid data. Ensure that you have the latest Windows Update Agent installed on the machine. | | 0x8024D009 | WU_E_SETUP_SKIP_UPDATE | An update to the Windows Update Agent was skipped due to a directive in the wuident.cab file. | You may encounter this error when WSUS is not sending the Self-update to the clients.

Review [KB920659](https://support.microsoft.com/help/920659/the-microsoft-windows-server-update-services-wsus-selfupdate-service-d) for instructions to resolve the issue. | | 0x80244007 | WU_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_SOAPFAULT | SOAP client failed because there was a SOAP fault for reasons of WU_E_PT_SOAP_\* error codes. | This issue occurs because Windows cannot renew the cookies for Windows Update.

Review [KB2883975](https://support.microsoft.com/help/2883975/0x80244007-error-when-windows-tries-to-scan-for-updates-on-a-wsus-serv) for instructions to resolve the issue. |