Error Code 80248015

All good here too, simply by checking for updates new authcab pops in.

Ive also managed to 're-subscribe' to microsoft updates to ensure we get office etc updates as well.

If you've unticked the option for MS update in an attempt to fix this you should be able to get them back by clicking

"Get updates for other Microsoft products. Find out more"

down the bottom of the windows update window.

DOES NOT WORK ---  NOT  "ALL Good here" !

CLICKING ON the bottom of screen at "Find out more"takes one to a html message of "Use your Start menu to check for updates" and two pictures for how to open Wndows Update ... how very clever and useless of Microsoft.

BTW, if I go to any component of my microsoft Office 2010, it does exactly the same thing... takes me to same link and pictures

THE CHECKBOX IS GONE - VANISHED  --  any suggestions for how to get it back, or is this another way for usoft to have kicked us once more.?

I saw a supposed solution which led to an old Ger man-worded fix which is not precise enough for me to duplicate.

any other solutioms

HELP ANYONE

All good here too, simply by checking for updates new authcab pops in.

Ive also managed to 're-subscribe' to microsoft updates to ensure we get office etc updates as well.

If you've unticked the option for MS update in an attempt to fix this you should be able to get them back by clicking

"Get updates for other Microsoft products. Find out more"

down the bottom of the windows update window.

Issue fixed. New cab as of 12-04-2017 18:35PM. Next time Windows Update checks for updates, it will install new auth.cab.

<ServiceID>7971f918-a847-4430-9279-4a52d1efe18d</ServiceID>

<CabVersion>8110</CabVersion>

<IssuedDate>2017-12-01T00:00:00.0000000-00:00</IssuedDate>

<ExpiryDate>2025-07-01T00:00:00.0000000-00:00</ExpiryDate>

That's exactly what I did: I renamed SoftwareDistribution through the command prompt (started it as Admin) after I stopped wuauserv with the net stop command. Again, Windows Update now starts up, but I've been unable to update my MSE via Update Definitions

in the program itself - it just returns error 80248014. I even restarted my PC after making the change, and the error was still there.

EDIT: I am still in somewhat of a panic BECAUSE my MSE cannot update. I rarely use Windows Update for other things, but yesterday, I was unable to update my MSE due to to 80248015. After renaming the SoftwareDistribution folder in an attempt to fix it, MSE returns error 80248014 instead. Hopefully I described the problem clearly and you can see why it's nothing to scoff at. There was another person with the same issue as well.

EDIT2: I tried to recreate the issue on a rarely used Win7 Home Premium 64 bit (same OS as the desktop facing this issue) laptop that I have. However, to my surprise, not only did Windows Update start upon loading the desktop screen without any errors, it was ALSO able to update MSE immediately. Hitting 'update definitions' in MSE on the laptop likewise returns no errors. So I'm completely stumped right now.

After resetting my SoftwareDistribution folder in an attempt to fix the 80248015 error yesterday, that particular setting is unchecked, and Windows Update says that I am only receiving updates for Windows. Yet, I'm still unable to update my Microsoft Security Essentials by forcing an update through the program and get a 80248014 error instead.

Perhaps some other setting was not reset along with the rest when I renamed the SoftwareDistribution folder, but I'm not sure what it is. I've heard that the catroot2 folder should be reset as well to fully reset Windows Update components, but I don't want to mess around with more stuff in my computer unless I know it works.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that before resetting my SoftwareDistribution folder, I had the setting checked. However, now I'm unable to re-check it either.

You can't just rename that folder, you have to open a CMD prompt window and run it as Administrator.

Enter these commands and press <Enter> after each one:

net stop wuauserv

cd %windir%

ren SoftwareDistribution SDold

net start wuauserv

Close the CMD window and open MSE and click Update tab >Update definitions