Fix Windows Update Error 0x8024001E:
Errors while updating Windows are no exception. There are multiple reasons ranging from missing/corrupt DLL files, incomplete updates to malware infections, your PC needs a reason to restart. Well, here we have a fix for this error as well.
Method 1: Clear Windows Update Cache
- Click Start and start typing “services.msc” on the keyboard
- Click on it, a new window will open
- Search for “Windows Update“
- Right–click on “Windows Update” and click Stop.
We will now clear the Windows Update cache folder:
- Open run app (Windows key +R)
- Type % windir% \ Software Distribution \ Datastore and click OK.
- In that window, Delete all contents in this folder.
- Now we start the Windows Update service again:
- Open Windows Services (services.msc)
- Find Windows Update.
- Right–click on it and select Start.
If the problem persists, you can run the System File Checker (SFC) utility. This built-in tool scans your file system.
- Click Start and type Right–click on it and click Run as Administrator.
- If the admin asks you for the password, enter the password and click OK.
- In the command window type sfc / scannow and press enter.
- The process may take some time to complete
- Restart your computer to make changes come into effect
Method 2: Clear windows update download path
Note: This option may not be available in latest Windows update
- Open run app (Windows key +R) and type regedit
- On the left-hand side, locate through the following
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ WindowsUpdate
- Search for WUServer and WIStatusServer in the right pane. And click on delete
- Restart your computer.
Method 3: Rename software distribution folder
- Open run app (Windows key +R)
- Enter “msc” and click OK
- Search for “Windows Update“
- Right–click on it and then click Stop.
- Go to C: (or whichever your Local Drive is) > Windows. Find the SoftwareDistribution
- Rename it to SoftwareDistributionOld.
- Restart windows update from services.msc again
- Restart your computer
The above-mentioned solutions should definitely help in Fixing Windows Update Error 0x8024001E. Comment below which method worked for you.
