A one-click fix for Windows Update problems - How do I reset Windows Update components ?

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Anonymous
2009-05-26T15:55:37+00:00

I can't check for, download or install updates through Windows Update.  HELP!

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-10-18T15:34:30+00:00

    This worked for me SO well, every single problem i had with my pc went away, defender not working, media player not doing slideshows, updater not working, not being able to view system info, all cleared up, thank you loads.

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-10-09T11:43:13+00:00

    Sorry but i did not see the Ask question button untill after i posted here >face palm<

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  3. Anonymous
    2009-10-07T05:12:02+00:00

    Thank you for your help. Finally, it works.

    All I've done is reset internet option settings and click "Check online for updates from Microsoft Update" in Windows Update screen. And amazedly, it's run. Now it's downloading 22 updates (335,7 MB total :).

    Long

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  4. Anonymous
    2009-10-06T16:21:11+00:00

    This is definitely a connectivity error, 80072EFD translates to "Error_Internet_Cannot_Connect".

    This is normally caused by Firewall applicatios blocking outbound traffic.  We see in your log above that "sending" is receiving the 80072EFD error:

    WARNING: Send failed with hr = 80072efd.

    2009-10-06 21:35:54:020 1144 1348 Misc WARNING: SendRequest failed with hr = 80072efd. Proxy List used: <(null)> Bypass List used : <(null)> Auth Schemes used : <>

    Here's a really good article with steps to try:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/836941

    Also this one is pretty good:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956196/en-us  - This one is "Page cannot be displayed" but the troubleshooting is still accurate for this issue.

    I hope this helps.

    If you find that my answer was what you were looking for, please remember to click the "mark as answer" box below!

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