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80244018 Windows Update encountred an unknown error

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:08 PM | 1 vote

Getting 80244018 Windows Update encountred an unknown error when trying to install downloaded patches to Server 2008 R2 Standard 64bt OS. Please let me know if anyone has encountered this error and what solution there is.

Samuel Hagopian

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 2:27 AM âś…Answered | 1 vote

Hi Samuel,

Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums.

The 80244018 error during the installation of Windows Updates can be related to blocked Internet connection.

Please try the suggestions in the thread below to see if they can be helpful:

Windows Update fails on Windows Server 2008 R2 Error 80244018 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/thread/79703102-05f7-44e5-a1ab-9203aba2273a

Have a nice day.

Regards

Kevin

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 6:52 PM

Thanks for the link Kevin.

Samuel Hagopian


Thursday, October 25, 2012 2:49 AM

You are welcome. Please feel free to let us know if you encounter any problem during the troubleshooting.

Regards

Kevin