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Error Code 0x80041004
Today I started getting network error code 0x80041004 while trying to play internet checkers. What is this error code and how do I fix it?
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Problem solved. Yeay, I can now play Internet backgammon after days of torture. I use Win 7. Clear the SSL State by following these steps.
a. Press the Windows Key and the R key simultaneously to get the Run prompt.
b. In the Run prompt, type inetcpl.cpl and press enter.
c. In the Internet Properties window, click on the Content tab.
d. Click on Clear SSL State.
Go to this link: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-gaming/new-81-user-and-cant-connect-to-my-online-games/008c9889-3b42-44a6-b47e-b66a8003effe
I appreciate your suggestion - which may be helpful in a corrupted SSL state.
But in the current case, error 0x80041004 was just a simple game server connection issue. I was notified this morning about the posts given above. My short test on a Windows 7 production machine shows, that MS Internet games are working again - whitout any further interaction - a kind of voodoo. Or some Microsoft supporter hit the reset button on a game server ;-) - cheers.
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Anonymous
2018-01-18T16:56:12+00:00 bonjour. Je n arrive pas a jouer avec les jeux de Windows 7 Pro sur internet. Me met le code erreur 0X80041004. Merci pour la réponse. Bien à vous
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Anonymous
2017-12-12T19:36:46+00:00 Yes. I don't know why people want to beat a dead horse. Anyone who had read this thread can clearly see that the is no fix. The problem is Microsoft and their game server. End-Of-Story.
The someone not paying attention will come along and think they found the Holy Grail and the search continues. It is amazing.
READ THE THREAD
THERE IS NO FIX