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Hello, please help me with fixing Windows update on my test servers!
It all started a week ago, my WS 2008 R2 stopped receiving and searching for updates. I tried many fixes including:
- WU fixit
- manually registering dll’s
- cleaning software distribution etc.
- sfc /scannow
- changing Ethernet options (since it’s a VM)
After all I have decided to reinstall the affected machine. I tried once, no luck (it was in place reinstall with changing windows to windows.old etc.)
After that I have decided to reinstall it on the new datastore thus, new vhdd. The same, no luck
Windows is installed from geniue DVD, and activated.
Below, log from affected machine:
2014-05-05 13:28:46:664 824 90c AU ## START ## AU: Search for updates 2014-05-05 13:28:46:664 824 90c AU ######### 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 90c AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {EF20BA31-3F1F-41DD-A056-026F70EDDC93}] 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent ************* 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent ********* 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent * Online = Yes; Ignore download priority = No 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' or IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' or IsInstalled=1 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and RebootRequired=1 or IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and RebootRequired=1" 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent * ServiceID = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77} Windows Update 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Agent * Search Scope = {Machine} 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Setup Checking for agent SelfUpdate 2014-05-05 13:28:46:680 824 938 Setup Client version: Core: 7.6.7600.256 Aux: 7.3.7600.16385 2014-05-05 13:28:46:711 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\muv4wuredir.cab: 2014-05-05 13:28:46:820 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:00:845 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\muv4wuredir.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:00:860 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:00:860 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wuident.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:00:876 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:03:746 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wuident.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:03:746 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:03:762 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wsus3setup.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:03:778 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:03:793 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wsus3setup.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:03:809 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:03:918 824 938 Setup Determining whether a new setup handler needs to be downloaded 2014-05-05 13:29:03:918 824 938 Setup SelfUpdate handler is not found. It will be downloaded 2014-05-05 13:29:03:934 824 938 Setup Evaluating applicability of setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-ActiveX~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" 2014-05-05 13:29:03:980 824 938 Setup Setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-ActiveX~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" is already installed. 2014-05-05 13:29:03:980 824 938 Setup Evaluating applicability of setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-Aux-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" 2014-05-05 13:29:04:043 824 938 Setup Setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-Aux-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" is applicable but is already staged; it will not be downloaded. 2014-05-05 13:29:04:043 824 938 Setup Evaluating applicability of setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-Core-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" 2014-05-05 13:29:04:121 824 938 Setup Setup package "WUClient-SelfUpdate-Core-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.256" is already installed. 2014-05-05 13:29:04:121 824 938 Setup SelfUpdate check completed. SelfUpdate is required. 2014-05-05 13:29:04:121 824 938 Setup Downloading binaries required for SelfUpdate 2014-05-05 13:29:04:121 824 938 Setup Downloading SelfUpdate handler WuSetupHandler.cab from http://download.windowsupdate.com/v9/1/windowsupdate/b/selfupdate/WSUS3/x64/Vista 2014-05-05 13:29:04:121 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\Handler\WuSetupHandler.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152 824 938 Setup Successfully downloaded SelfUpdate handler 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152 824 938 Setup Download of SelfUpdate binaries succeeded 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152 824 938 Setup Starting agent SelfUpdate 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152 824 938 Setup Skipping installation because no critical packages are ready to install. 2014-05-05 13:29:04:402 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\muv4wuredir.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:04:417 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:04:433 824 938 Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\muv4wuredir.cab: 2014-05-05 13:29:04:433 824 938 Misc Microsoft signed: Yes 2014-05-05 13:29:04:433 824 938 PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server updates +++++++++++ 2014-05-05 13:29:04:433 824 938 PT + ServiceId = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}, Server URL = https://update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx 2014-05-05 13:29:06:757 824 938 PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or new PID is available 2014-05-05 13:29:06:835 824 938 PT WARNING: PTWarn: Anonymous plug-in skipped for WU 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 PT WARNING: PopulateDataStore failed: 0x8024000e 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x8024000e 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal failed: 0x8024000e 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error = 0x8024000E 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8024000E 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent ********* 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates] 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent ************* 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551 824 938 Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x8024000e 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {EF20BA31-3F1F-41DD-A056-026F70EDDC93}] 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x8024000E 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 8024000E 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU ######### 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {EF20BA31-3F1F-41DD-A056-026F70EDDC93}] 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU ############# 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2014-05-05 16:29:57 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU Setting AU scheduled install time to 2014-05-06 01:00:00 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-05-05 13:29:57:707 824 254 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0 2014-05-05 13:29:57:722 824 938 Report REPORT EVENT: {F9FA331A-4B13-41A9-8A0F-8CB00FD746BE} 2014-05-05 13:29:04:152+0200 1 162 101 {61CA813A-7585-442E-A66B-B0D15CE6BDC0} 1 0 SelfUpdate Success Content Download Download succeeded. 2014-05-05 13:29:57:722 824 938 Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000) 2014-05-05 13:30:02:558 824 938 Report REPORT EVENT: {C660EC65-02E6-4EDD-A123-3701C380D966} 2014-05-05 13:29:57:551+0200 1 148 101 {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} 0 8024000e AutomaticUpdates Failure Software Synchronization Windows Update Client failed to detect with error 0x8024000e. 2014-05-05 13:30:02:636 824 938 Report CWERReporter::HandleEvents - WER report upload completed with status 0x8 2014-05-05 13:30:02:636 824 938 Report WER Report sent: 7.6.7600.256 0x8024000e 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 Scan 101 Unmanaged 2014-05-05 13:30:02:636 824 938 Report CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)
I also downloaded and installed Windows Update rediness tool Feb 2014 and WSUS Client updated itself but after restart those updates aren’t visible in history anymore.
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Monday, May 5, 2014 1:03 PM
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Ok I have figured it out!
It was one of the hdd that was failing. This, in combination with disabling IPv6 on the host gave that strange errors.
After moving affected VMs to other storage and enabling IPv6 all problems are gone. ALL versions of Windows update themselves without any problems.
Now, I will rebuild a test WSUS and check if its operating normally.
Thank you for your efforts and help!
Regards,
Milosz Engel
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Milosz Engel
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:02 PM
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Обновлению Windows иногда может препятствовать ошибка с кодом 0x8024000e. Причина — сервис обновления не может прочитать информацию с XML-файла по неизвестным причинам.
Исправлять сбой необходимо следующим образом:
- Отключите все антивирусы. Это касается не только ПО от сторонних разработчиков (к примеру, Avast, Eset, Kaspersky), но и антивируса, идущего в стандартной поставке ОС (Защитник Windows). После выключения — пытайтесь установить апдейты.
- Используйте Windows Update troubleshooter. Зажмите клавишу Win и введите в строке поиска troubleshooting. Запустите найденную утилиту. Слева нажмите на «Отобразить все», отыщите и клацните на «Центр обновления». Следуйте инструкциям, которые будут отображаться. Также имеет смысл скачать и запустить это приложение от Microsoft. Его используют для решения неполадок именно сервиса обновления, ответственного за ошибку 0x8024000e.
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Have you tried installing the latest Windows Update agent?
What else is installed on the machine?, if AV disable it or remove it altogether, then try patching once removed.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/971058/how-do-i-reset-windows-update-components Opens a new window
Can you also post the Windows Update log?
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Have you tried installing the latest Windows Update agent?
Yup! One of the first things I did.
Nothing else installed on the lappy. I always do Windows Updates before I start adding things.
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Bookmark that one, you will need it again if you have to install from OEM media.
All my builds are from VL media, and I captured an image off a VM that has all that stuff baked in so I don’t have that hassle any more.
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Ken Carter wrote:
kevinhughes2 wrote:
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/132158-get-windows-7-updates-working-after-a-fresh-install
Easier to link than detail the steps.
This did the trick! Thank you!
Over a year later and it’s still helping people… Glad I decided to write that thing
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DragonsRule wrote:
Over a year later and it’s still helping people… Glad I decided to write that thing
If I still had to do systems from an OEM image … I would be breaking a ton of MS licensing rules because I’d have quietly slipstreamed those in with DISM long ago. Having to manually intervene in every fresh install, no time for that, especially to restore basic functionality.
Thank god for VL and captured images.
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Follow the steps below:
- Type “services.msc” on keyboard in the search panel.
2. Open “services.msc” when the search results show up.
3. Now you will see all Windows services on your system.
4. Search for “Windows Update”
5. Right-click the “Windows Update” and then click Stop.
Clean the Windows Update temporary cache folder:
- Press Windows + R to launch the Run Command Box.
- Type “%windir%\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore” in Run Command Box and click OK.
- This will open Windows Explorer on the correct location.
- Delete all contents of this folder.
Restart the Windows Update Service again:
- Switch back to the windows Services.
- Locate Windows Update.
- Right-click on it and choose Start.
If the problem still persists, you can run the System File Checker (SFC) utility. This tool will check your filesystem.
- Search “cmd” in the search panel.
- Open Cmd by right-clicking it and selecting Run as administrator.
- Provide the password if prompted.
- A black window opens up.
- Type sfc/scannow and press Enter.
Come back to the black window after some time and check if the process is finished.
As soon as the SFC process is finished, restart your computer. After the restart, search for Updates again.
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On August 8, 2018
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Windows Update Error 0x8024000E is caused when the Windows Update Agent is not updated or has become corrupted. Basically, the update.xml file of a few drivers contains information that cannot be read unless you have updated the Windows Update Agent.
WU_E_XML_INVALID: Windows Update Agent found invalid information in the update’s XML data
The problem is that while the Windows Update Agent could be updated manually for versions of Windows till Windows 8.1, the same is not true for Windows 11/10. The WU Agent updates automatically.
You can try the following suggestions and see if they help you.
1] Update the Windows Update Agent manually
For versions of Windows up to Windows 8.1/8/7, the procedure to update the Windows Update Agent & the download links has been mentioned on microsoft.com. This would surely resolve your problem. Windows 11/10 users don’t need to update the WU Agent manually.
2] Reset Windows Update Agent
Reset Windows Update Agent to default in Windows 10 and see if that helps you.
3] Use the Windows Update Troubleshooter
The Windows Update troubleshooter could fix this problem in Windows 10. The procedure to run the Windows Update troubleshooter is as follows:
Click on Start > Settings > Updates and Security > Troubleshoot. Then select the Windows Update troubleshooter and run it. Restart the system once done.
4] Reset Windows Update components
It is possible that the Windows Update troubleshooter would fail in fixing the Windows Update Agent. In such a case, the only resolution would be resetting all Windows Update components. This would probably fix the problem when nothing else does.
Hope this helps!
Karan is a B.Tech, with several years of experience as an IT Analyst. He is a passionate Windows user who loves troubleshooting problems and writing about Microsoft technologies.