Error Code 80248015

I've documented it within the blog post  Windows 7: Error 0x80248015 in Update Search (Dec. 4, 2017)

A simple workaround so far (until MS fixes the expire date) is to uncheck the option to update other Microsoft products - as mentioned within the blog post. 

Unfortunately my control panel freezes up and won't allow me access to change any settings.  It started doing that last night. 

Try to set your date two days backward - maybe it helps. Otherwise try system restore to go back a few days and try the workaround again. Guss your issue is a bit more different.

Overall MS need to fix it. I've posted and escalated it at Windows 7 Update Search stops with 0x80248015 hope, some moderator forward it to the product group.

Here's a dumb question...

I unchecked the box indicated in Born's blog

WU checked but didn't find any new ones. So I went back to the WU settings screen with the intention to re-check the box I'd unchecked. BUT, it's not there any more! How do I get that option back again...??

This what I see now:

Here's a dumb question...

I unchecked the box indicated in Born's blog

WU checked but didn't find any new ones. So I went back to the WU settings screen with the intention to re-check the box I'd unchecked. BUT, it's not there any more! How do I get that option back again...??

This what I see now:

That's a known issue. I've added a note to my article and linked to some blog posts to fix this issue. But this isn't helpful now, because: If you re-enable both missing checkboxes, you are back at error 0x80248015.

MS has to fix that mess  (won't go into the detail, but a file authorization.xml need to be updated). I've written a post here in MS Answers forum about that issue - hope a forum moderator forwards it to the product group.