Windows Update Error (80244FFF)

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I've been having an issue updating my copy of Windows 8.1. I went into Windows Update and noticed that it hadn't checked for updates since November 1st. Every time I run Windows Update, either on the desktop or tiled interface, it gives a 80244FFF error. It is able to download and install Windows Defender definition updates. I've tried turning off Windows Defender and firewall, plugging my PC directly into the cable modem, trying Safe Mode (Which doesn't allow Windows Update to run), scanning all my drives for errors, and disconnecting all my hard drives except the boot drive but nothing has worked. I don't want to "Refresh" my copy of Windows 8.1 given that I have many desktop applications and don't want to reinstall manually.

I did find a workaround, of sorts, using WSUS Offline, but I'm wanting the normal Windows Update process to work as intended. Below is my log from the Windows directory showing what has been happening. I'm surprised that there are no Action Center items saying Windows Update isn't working. Is there a way to get Windows Update running as it should?

2013-11-12 19:33:46:852 1032 558 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wuident.cab:

2013-11-12 19:33:46:859 1032 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes

2013-11-12 19:33:46:859 1032 558 Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes

2013-11-12 19:33:46:864 1032 558 Misc Validating signature for C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\TMP606C.tmp:

2013-11-12 19:33:46:870 1032 558 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes

2013-11-12 19:33:46:870 1032 558 Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes

2013-11-12 19:33:46:872 1032 558 Setup Skipping SelfUpdate check based on the /SKIP directive in wuident

2013-11-12 19:33:46:872 1032 558 Setup SelfUpdate check completed. SelfUpdate is NOT required.

2013-11-12 19:33:57:001 1032 558 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server updates +++++++++++

2013-11-12 19:33:57:001 1032 558 PT + ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL = https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx

2013-11-12 19:33:57:007 1032 558 Agent Reading cached app categories using lifetime 604800 seconds

2013-11-12 19:33:57:007 1032 558 Agent Read 1 cached app categories

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: Nws Failure: errorCode=0x803d0014

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: Original error code: 0x80072efe

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: There was an error communicating with the endpoint at 'https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx'.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: There was an error receiving the HTTP reply.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: The connection with the remote endpoint was terminated.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: The connection with the server was terminated abnormally

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: Web service call failed with hr = 80240440.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: Current service auth scheme='None'.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS WARNING: Proxy List used: '(null)', Bypass List used: '(null)', Last Proxy used: '(null)', Last auth Schemes used: 'None'.

2013-11-12 19:34:02:967 1032 558 WS FATAL: OnCallFailure(hrCall, m_error) failed with hr=0x80240440

2013-11-12 19:34:02:972 1032 558 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80240440

2013-11-12 19:34:02:972 1032 558 PT WARNING: SyncUpdates_WithRecovery failed.: 0x80240440

2013-11-12 19:34:02:972 1032 558 PT WARNING: Sync of Drivers failed (Software succeeded): 0x80240440

2013-11-12 19:34:08:878 1032 558 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing extended update info +++++++++++

2013-11-12 19:34:08:878 1032 558 PT + ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}, Server URL = https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: Nws Failure: errorCode=0x803d0001

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: Original error code: 0x80072efe

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: The operation could not be completed because the channel is in a faulted state.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: There was an error communicating with the endpoint at 'https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx'.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: There was an error receiving the HTTP reply.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: The connection with the remote endpoint was terminated.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: The connection with the server was terminated abnormally

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: Web service call failed with hr = 80244fff.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: Current service auth scheme='None'.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS WARNING: Proxy List used: '(null)', Bypass List used: '(null)', Last Proxy used: '(null)', Last auth Schemes used: 'None'.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 WS FATAL: OnCallFailure(hrCall, m_error) failed with hr=0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 PT WARNING: PTError: 0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 PT WARNING: GetExtendedUpdateInfo_WithRecovery: 0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 PT WARNING: Sync of Extended Info: 0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:883 1032 558 PT WARNING: SyncExtendedUpdateInfoInternal failed : 0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:886 1032 558 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x80244FFF

2013-11-12 19:34:08:886 1032 558 Agent *********

2013-11-12 19:34:08:886 1032 558 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdatesWuApp Id = 1]

2013-11-12 19:34:08:886 1032 558 Agent *************

2013-11-12 19:34:08:886 1032 558 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 558 IdleTmr WU operation (CSearchCall::Init ID 1, operation # 13) stopped; does use network; is not at background priority

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 558 IdleTmr Decremented PDC RefCount for Network to 0

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 558 IdleTmr Decremented idle timer priority operation counter to 1

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 a30 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {768D461F-C399-446D-808C-97FBBA11CFE1} ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}]

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 a30 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x80244FFF

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 a30 AU #########

2013-11-12 19:34:08:887 1032 a30 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {768D461F-C399-446D-808C-97FBBA11CFE1} ServiceId = {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}]

2013-11-12 19:34:08:888 1032 a30 AU #############

2013-11-12 19:34:08:888 1032 a30 AU All AU searches complete.

2013-11-12 19:34:08:888 1032 a30 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 80244fff

2013-11-12 19:34:08:888 1032 a30 AU AU was unable to detect updates for more than 48 hours

2013-11-12 19:34:08:888 1032 a30 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2013-11-13 05:34:08

2013-11-12 19:34:08:889 1032 a30 AU # Publishing WNF Per user update count event Count: 0 SID {S-1-5-21-1016054517-69094927-1167762118-1000} Service {7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D}

2013-11-12 19:34:08:889 1032 a30 AU # Publishing WNF Per user update count event Count: 0 SID {S-1-5-21-1016054517-69094927-1167762118-1000} Service {117CAB2D-82B1-4B5A-A08C-4D62DBEE7782}

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Anonymous

2014-05-15T14:01:01+00:00

That first foundation package might be related to enabling or disabling Windows features like IIS or Hyper-V.
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Anonymous

2014-05-15T13:25:32+00:00

See the post marked as Answer here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/windows-81-update-1-failing-to-install-with-errors/c3071122-e903-4775-b659-e98784bc786c
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Anonymous

2014-05-15T10:49:59+00:00

I ran Mika and Robert's PowerShell. They appear to return different results. Mika's returns nothing older than 14-Nov-2013. Robert's shows one package on 22-Aug-2013, and then more beginning 14-Nov-2013. Is this expected? I was surprised to see something from August as I assumed the history was reset for some reason around November 2013 by some of the updates.
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Anonymous

2014-05-15T10:48:20+00:00

For comparison, I ran Robert's PowerShell, too.

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WindowsPackage -Online | Sort-Object InstallTime | Format-Table InstallTime, PackageName -AutoSize

InstallTime PackageName

----------- -----------

8/22/2013 2:46:00 PM Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384

11/14/2013 7:13:00 PM Microsoft-Windows-Client-LanguagePack-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.3.9600.16384

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2894029~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2906956~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2888505~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2908174~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2898108~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2901101~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2902892~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2898514~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2900986~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2868626~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2876331~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2894179~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2862152~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2883200~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.18

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2887595~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.2.0

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2884846~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.4

11/14/2013 8:00:00 PM Package_for_KB2884101~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.9

12/23/2013 4:42:00 PM Package_for_KB2902816~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

12/23/2013 4:42:00 PM Package_for_KB2891214~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

12/23/2013 4:57:00 PM Package_for_KB2903939~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

12/23/2013 4:57:00 PM Package_for_KB2913152~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

12/23/2013 4:57:00 PM Microsoft-Windows-CameraCodec-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16453

12/23/2013 4:57:00 PM Package_for_KB2893294~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

3/5/2014 1:34:00 PM Package_for_KB2923528~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

3/5/2014 1:35:00 PM Package_for_KB2901128~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

3/5/2014 1:35:00 PM Package_for_KB2901125~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2923768~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2916036~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2919394~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2898868~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2843630~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.3.0

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2911106~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3

3/5/2014 1:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2912390~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3

3/5/2014 1:55:00 PM Package_for_KB2904440~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

3/18/2014 10:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2919442~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.8

3/18/2014 11:28:00 PM Package_for_KB2928680~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

5/13/2014 10:12:00 PM Package_for_KB2931358~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

5/13/2014 10:12:00 PM Package_for_KB2961908~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/13/2014 10:15:00 PM Package_for_KB2957151~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/13/2014 10:15:00 PM Package_for_KB2931366~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2938439~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2959977~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2937592~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2919355~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.14

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2932046~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.5

5/14/2014 10:53:00 PM Package_for_KB2934018~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.5

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2962140~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2958262~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.2

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2920189~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2965500~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2954879~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.2.0

5/14/2014 11:03:00 PM Package_for_KB2950153~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 11:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2965065~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.0

5/14/2014 11:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2956575~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3

5/14/2014 11:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2939153~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.1

5/14/2014 11:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2953522~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.9

5/14/2014 11:07:00 PM Package_for_KB2955164~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.3
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Anonymous

2014-05-15T10:46:41+00:00

Here's what I get:

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-WindowsPackage -Online | ? { -not($_.PackageName -like "Microsoft-Windows-*") } | Select @{N="Package";E={$_.PackageName -replace "Package_for_" -replace"~.+$"}},ReleaseType,@{N="InstallTime";E={"{0:s}" -f $_.InstallTime}} | Sort InstallTime | Format-Table -AutoSize

Package ReleaseType InstallTime

------- ----------- -----------

KB2894179 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2906956 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2908174 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2894029 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2900986 SecurityUpdate 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2901101 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2898514 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2902892 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2888505 SecurityUpdate 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2876331 SecurityUpdate 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2898108 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2862152 SecurityUpdate 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2868626 SecurityUpdate 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2887595 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2883200 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2884101 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2884846 Update 2013-11-14T20:00:00

KB2902816 Update 2013-12-23T16:42:00

KB2891214 Update 2013-12-23T16:42:00

KB2903939 Update 2013-12-23T16:57:00

KB2913152 Update 2013-12-23T16:57:00

KB2893294 SecurityUpdate 2013-12-23T16:57:00

KB2923528 Update 2014-03-05T13:34:00

KB2901128 SecurityUpdate 2014-03-05T13:35:00

KB2901125 SecurityUpdate 2014-03-05T13:35:00

KB2923768 Update 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2916036 SecurityUpdate 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2919394 Update 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2898868 SecurityUpdate 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2843630 Update 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2911106 Update 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2912390 SecurityUpdate 2014-03-05T13:53:00

KB2904440 Update 2014-03-05T13:55:00

KB2919442 Update 2014-03-18T22:07:00

KB2928680 Update 2014-03-18T23:28:00

KB2931358 SecurityUpdate 2014-05-13T22:12:00

KB2961908 SecurityUpdate 2014-05-13T22:12:00

KB2957151 Update 2014-05-13T22:15:00

KB2931366 SecurityUpdate 2014-05-13T22:15:00

KB2938439 FeaturePack 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2959977 Update 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2937592 FeaturePack 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2919355 Update 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2932046 FeaturePack 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2934018 FeaturePack 2014-05-14T22:53:00

KB2962140 Update 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2958262 Update 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2920189 SecurityUpdate 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2965500 Update 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2954879 Update 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2950153 Update 2014-05-14T23:03:00

KB2965065 Update 2014-05-14T23:07:00

KB2956575 Update 2014-05-14T23:07:00

KB2939153 Update 2014-05-14T23:07:00

KB2953522 SecurityUpdate 2014-05-14T23:07:00

KB2955164 Update 2014-05-14T23:07:00
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