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Error 0x80070424, troubleshooter says "Some security settings are missing or have been changed"

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Monday, June 27, 2016 12:34 PM

Hello,

I'm trying to install microsoft visual c++ 2015, but error 0x80070424 comes up, i found a troubleshooter(link to the troubleshooter https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/968002) in an older question and the troubleshooter says that some security settings are missing or have been changed, Of the potential issues that were checked none were present. What should i do now?

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 5:46 AM âś…Answered

Dear mk18,

Welcome to the MSDN forum.

The error code "0x80070424" often means 'The specified service does not exist as an installed service.' and it occurs when the Windows Modules Installer service is stopped or is corrupted.

Since you already tried to use the troubleshooter to fix it, but not success. Please follow Holly's solution to manually Restart/Repair/Restore the Windows Modules Installer service.

If the issue still happens, please take a look at here: hhttps://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/varungupta/2010/06/22/troubleshooting-net-framework-4-install-failures/

There list a workaround for this error code: http://www.techiecorner.com/112/error-number-0x80070424-in-windows-update-solution/ and the detail information is as the following:

To solve the Error number: 0x80070424 in Windows Update follow the steps below:-

  • Click on Start -> Run

  • and paste the command below and enter

    %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\REGSVR32.EXE %SYSTEMROOT%\SYSTEM32\WUAUENG.DLL

    <small>This line use to reregistering WUAUENG.DLL in window.</small>

  • You are done! Launch your windows update again, you should be able to perform update now.

If the issue still persists, I need your help to collect the log. Please go to %temp% folder and order by date DESC, find the latest VC++ installation log file, upload to https://onedrive.live.com/ and share it in here.

Best regards,

Sara

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Monday, June 27, 2016 2:14 PM

mk18,

 There are many potential causes for this error. I found some potential solutions here: http://www.gfi.com/blog/how-to-solve-windows-firewall-error-code-0x80070424/

Regards,

 Holly   - If this was helpful to you, please vote helpful and propose it as an answer