Common Windows 7 update error codes and how to fix them
By: Madeleine Dean
Windows 7 is the still the most popular Windows OS, despite Microsoft’s efforts to convince users to upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft still takes good care of its good old Windows 7 by regularly pushing updates to patch various security issues and improve system performance.
All Windows OS versions are affected by various update errors, and Windows 7 is no exception. When updates fail to install, the system displays various error codes, providing more information on the cause triggering the update failure.
To help you quickly interpret these error codes and find a solution to fix them, we’ll list the most common Windows 7 error codes, as well as links to Microsoft’s Support pages describing the proper workarounds to be used.
Here are the most common Windows 7 update error codes
| Error code | Error description | Microsoft fix Link |
| 0x80004002 | KB2509997 | |
| 0x8000FFFF | KB2509997 | |
| 0x80070002 | ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND | KB947821 |
| 0x80070003 | COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND | KB910336 |
| 0x80070005 | ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED | KB968003 |
| 0x80070008 | ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8007000D | Error_invalid_data | KB947821 |
| 0x8007000E | E_OUTOFMEMORY | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80070020 | STIERR_SHARING_VIOLATION | KB883825 |
| 0x80070057 | ERROR_INVALID_PARAMENTER- E_INVALIDARG | KB947821 |
| 0x80070103 | Microsoft Support page | |
| 0x80070308 | Forum thread – see the first reply. | |
| 0x8007041F | ERROR_SERVICE_DATABASE_LOCKED | KB947821 |
| 0x80070420 | KB958054 | |
| 0x80070422 | ERROR_SERVICE_DISABLED | Forum thread |
| 0x80070424 | ERROR_SERVICE_DOES_NOT_EXIST | KB968002 KB2509997 |
| 0x80070490 | E_PROP_ID_UNSUPPORTED | KB947821 |
| 0x800705B4 | Error_Timeout | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x800705B9 | ERROR_XML_PARSE_ERROR | KB947821 |
| 0x80070643 | ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE | kb2509997 kb976982 |
| 0x8007064C | KB2509997 | |
| 0x8007066A | Error_Patch_Target_Not_Found | KB2509997 |
| 0x80071A90 | ERROR_TRANSACTIONAL_CONFLICT | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80071A91 | KB2939087 | |
| 0x80072EE2 | ERROR_INTERNET_TIMEOUT | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072EE7 | ERROR_INTERNET_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072EEF | ERROR_INTERNET_LOGIN_FAILURE | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072EFD | ERROR_INTERNET_CANNOT_CONNECT | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072EFE | ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072F76 | ERROR_HTTP_HEADER_NOT_FOUND | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80072F78 | ERROR_HTTP_INVALID_SERVER_RESPONSE | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x800736B3 | ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_NOT_FOUND | KB2255099 |
| 0x800736CC | ERROR_SXS_FILE_HASH_MISMATCH | KB947821 |
| 0x80073701 | ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING | KB2700530 |
| 0x8007370A | ERROR_SXS_INVALID_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE _VALUE | KB947821 |
| 0x8007370B | ERROR_SXS_INVALID_IDENTITY_ATTRIBUTE _NAME | KB947821 |
| 0x8007370D | ERROR_SXS_IDENTITY_PARSE_ERROR | KB947821 |
| 0x80073712 | ERROR_SXS_COMPONENT_STORE_CORRUPT | KB957310 KB2509997 |
| 0x8007371B | ERROR_SXS_TRANSACTION_CLOSURE _INCOMPLETE | KB947821 |
| 0x80090305 | SEC_E_SECPKG_NOT_FOUND | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8009033F | SEC_E_Shutdown_IN_Progress | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80092003 | CRYPT_E_File_Error | KB947821 |
| 0x800A0046 | CTL_PermissionDenied | KB883821 |
| 0x800A01AD | Update Diagnostic Tool | |
| 0x800F081F | CBS_E_SOURCE_MISSING | KB947821 |
| 0x800F0826 | Update Diagnostic Tool | |
| 0x80200010 | BG_E_NETWORK_DISCONNECTED | KB958047 |
| 0x8024000E | SUS_E_XML_INVALID | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8024001b | WU_E_SELFUPDATE_IN_PROGRESS | Windows Report fix article |
| 0x8024200D | SUS_E_UH_NEEDANOTHERDOWNLOAD | Windows Forum thread – see the first reply. |
| 0x80242016 | WU_E_UH_POSTREBOOTUNEXPECTEDSTATE | Install the update manually from the Windows Update Catalog. |
| 0x80244008 | SUS_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_PARSEFAULT | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8024400A | SUS_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_PARSE | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8024400D | SUS_E_PT_SOAP_CLIENT | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80244016 | SUS_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_BAD_REQUEST | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80244022 | SUS_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_SERVICE_UNAVAIL | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x8024402c | WU_E_PT_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED | KB883821 |
| 0x8024402f | Update Diagnostic Tool Windows forum thread – see first page. | |
| 0x80245001 | WU_E_REDIRECTOR_LOAD_XML | KB2509997 |
| 0x80245003 | WU_E_REDIRECTOR_ID_SMALLER | KB2509997 |
| 0x8024502d | WU_E_PT_SAME_REDIR_ID | Update Diagnostic Tool |
| 0x80246002 | SUS_E_DM_INCORRECTFILEHASH | KB2509997 |
| 0x80246007 | SUS_E_DM_NOTDOWNLOADED | KB2509997 |
| 0x80248007 | SUS_E_DS_NODATA | KB2509997 |
| 0x80248011 | SUS_E_DS_UNABLETOSTART | KB883821 |
| 0x8024a005 | WU_E_AU_NO_REGISTERED_SERVICE | Windows Update Troubleshooter |
| 0x8024d006 | WU_E_SETUP_TARGET_VERSION_GREATER | KB2509997 |
| 0x8E5E03FE | KB2509997 | |
| 0xC80001FE | hrLogWriteFail | KB2509997 |
| 0xC80003FA | Update Diagnostic Tool | |
| 0xC800042D | HrVersionStoreOutOfMemory | Update Diagnostic Tool |
In case you encountered other Windows 7 error codes, list them in the comment section below and add the respective workarounds as well, if possible.
RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
- Update KB3185278 for Windows 7 improves software compatibility
- Update KB3184143 removes the “Get Windows 10” app on Windows 7, 8.1
- Fix: Windows 7 Update Center gets stuck checking for updates
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