Windows 7 Updates Failing with Error Code 0x8024402f

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I'm running Windows 7 64-bit OS. I have been having the same error code on my PC for the last month when trying to install updates. I went to the windowsupdate.log file, and the stack trace is as follows:


2019-07-18 11:27:56:762 1152 278c Misc WARNING: WinHttp: httpRead failed. error 0x80072efe

2019-07-18 11:27:56:762 1152 278c Misc WARNING: WinHttp: DoFileDownload PerformDownload failed. error 0x80072efe

2019-07-18 11:27:56:762 1152 278c PT WARNING: ECP: Failed to download cab file from http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._0cefc7d6349e3659967396956637786550c35433.cab with error 0x80072efe

2019-07-18 11:27:56:762 1152 278c PT WARNING: ECP: This roundtrip contained some optimized updates which failed. New Update count = 0, Old Count = 22

2019-07-18 11:27:56:762 1152 278c PT FATAL: ProcessCoreMetadata did not return any update to be committed

2019-07-18 11:27:56:763 1152 278c PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x8024402f

2019-07-18 11:27:56:763 1152 278c PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal failed: 0x8024402f

2019-07-18 11:27:56:763 1152 278c Agent * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error = 0x8024402F

2019-07-18 11:27:56:764 1152 278c Agent * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8024402F

2019-07-18 11:27:56:764 1152 278c Agent *********

2019-07-18 11:27:56:764 1152 278c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdates]

2019-07-18 11:27:56:764 1152 278c Agent *************

2019-07-18 11:27:56:764 1152 278c Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x8024402f

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {031F63F8-9EED-4258-8266-3C04E1BAEE02}]

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x8024402F

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 8024402F

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU #########

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {031F63F8-9EED-4258-8266-3C04E1BAEE02}]

2019-07-18 11:27:56:767 1152 20b0 AU #############

2019-07-18 11:27:56:768 1152 20b0 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0

2019-07-18 11:27:56:768 1152 20b0 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2019-07-18 20:27:56

2019-07-18 11:27:56:768 1152 20b0 AU Setting AU scheduled install time to 2019-07-18 21:00:00

2019-07-18 11:27:56:768 1152 20b0 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0

2019-07-18 11:27:56:801 1152 20b0 AU Successfully wrote event for AU health state:0

2019-07-18 11:27:56:804 1152 2780 AU Getting featured update notifications. fIncludeDismissed = true


The line that stuck out to me was near the top saying it failed to download the cab file. I went to the web address in my browser (http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._0cefc7d6349e3659967396956637786550c35433.cab) and downloading the file was intermittent. It would fail when I first visit the page, then if I refreshed the page I was able to download it.


I have already disabled my antivirus and malwarebytes, but the issue persists. I also tried disabling Windows Firewall but I still had the same issue. I have no firewall rules on my router denying access to this file either.


Has anyone encountered this issue before and/or know how to solve it?

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