Windows 10: Windows Update Error 0x8024401c

Hi guys. Just wondering if anybody else is having the same issue today with Windows Update? I've installed 3 Defender updates ok after a few times of trying but its taking an awfully long time to search for anything and sometimes it will either say something along the lines of "We're unable to download updates at the moment but error code is 0x8024401c" or something similar.

Just wondering if its just me?

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0x8024401c

Hello Anthony,

Thank you for giving us an opportunity to assist you with the query.

I understand that you get 0x8024401c error while installing updates, now that you have me with you let me take care of this.

If you receive Windows Update error 0x8024401C when you use Windows Update, it means that your PC couldn't connect to the Windows Update servers.

I suggest you to follow the steps from the below article and check if it helps.

Windows Update error 0x8024401C

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/windows-update-error-0x8024401c

(Applies to Windows 10 as well).

You may also, refer to the suggestions by
Sumit Dhiman2 from the below thread (replied on February 11, 2016) and check if it helps.

Trouble getting updates Error code 0x8024401c.

Trouble getting updates Error code 0x8024401c.

Hope it helps.

Let us know the status, we are glad to assist you further.

 

error code is 0x8024401C

when i try to update windows 10 enterprise, unfortunately unable to update..! the error code is 0x8024401C

 

Same here, searching takes a very long time. Got the error message as well, but it worked after trying a few times.

 

That's good glad it's not just me. I've noticed too that it will say Last Checked for updates a few minutes before it has actually finished

 

Same here since a couple of hours. Sadly enough, the error description was very cryptic. Normal advice is to try repairing Windows update. Which I did. Bad idea, because in this proces a connection with the Windows update servers is needed. Which fails and creates a big mess. Had to put back an image from last week. Updates still,don't work, allthough on one system here I managed to have a succesful check. It took a long time though. All in all: why on earth does Microsoft not implement user readable dialogs???? If Windows update would have mentioned MS updates servers are not reachable or overloaded it would have saved me hours of work. *Sad

 

(If checked) Uncheck "Give me updates for other MS products" and see if that speeds up WU:

 

After midnight local time it started all working here again. Wise lesson learned: don't treat Windows update errors as local events anymore. Although Windows tries to make you believe that. If I would have realized this earlier, it would have saved me some hours. I couldn't imagine it would take MS about 8 hours to make their update servers running again. Now I know that is an option, next time I will just patiently but irritated wait a day. I also understand now why their update repair tool hang and didn't proceed: it was looking for the non available Update servers. What a wonderful service...*cry