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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
2017-10-25T13:21:35+00:00 The only thing I can say about Microsoft is that it sucks. It seems that the entire customer universe has had the same problem with internet games for many years and Microsoft is either unable or unwilling to fix it.
Also, Microsoft is one of the very few companies that does not offer help on software problems for free ( and it's their software too).
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Anonymous
2017-10-25T13:15:26+00:00 miks mäng lööb ette tõrge 0x80041004
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