Re: Code 80072efe Windows Update Windows 7
Harriet Wehrenberg
The error code 80072efe occurs when there are update problems due to a missing internet connection or unreachable Windows servers. Another possible cause is attempting to update Windows 7, which is no longer supported. We present suggested solutions including the Windows 7 update patch, checking your internet connection, and making exceptions in your firewall.
Sometimes, patience is the best solution, and this can also be the case with error 80072efe. If the primary issue is a server-side problem with Windows, waiting for about 10 to 20 minutes and then restarting the update search can resolve the problem. In some cases, Windows will successfully complete the update without any issues.
Faulty internet connections can indeed lead to issues with the update search and trigger error code 80072efe. To eliminate this common source of error, start by checking if your internet connection is functioning. You can do this by opening a web page in your browser or disconnecting and then reconnecting. If you are using a proxy server, it might also be the cause. Try disabling the proxy server and then attempt the update search again.
Error code 0xc00000e9 indicates an unexpected input/output error when reading or writing data in Windows systems. The error may occur randomly while the system is running and may affect only one specific drive. The error is particularly serious during the boot process because it will cause Windows to stop booting properly. What are some strategies for resolving this issue?
I have a HP PC. Recently, I have reset it, and it downgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 7. After the reset, I am trying to install windows updates. But when I try to search for new updates, I get the following error:
Download and install KB3125574 the so-calledconvenience rollup for Windows 7 SP1,which is a misnomer for the never-arriving SP2 service-pack.
Even if Windows Update is working after the previous step,installing this roll-up is equivalent to a service-pack in thatit clears up all the previously installed updates, just the sameas a service pack, with a net gain in disk space. It will also be faster than installing separately all the updates that it contains.
Might I suggest that you use a program called WSUS offline to download all the Win7 updates and install them offline. I have used this program for a number of years, just to solve the sort of problem you're having. On first run, tell it which version of Win you use and it will access MS and download all the appropriate updates. When it is finished, run the update installer and it will do its thing, rebooting as necessary. YMMV, but it has always worked like a champ for me, even when I was having to update dozens of machines.
If windows 10 was activated on that machine previously you can just re-install Windows 10 and it will activate online as Microsoft will have recorded that motherboard in their database of valid Windows 10 machines. Since Windows 7 support has ended, MS may cut off their update servers for Windows 7 at any time. There are certainly not regular updates being supplied for Windows 7, and have not been for some time.
If you need installation media you can download it from -us/software-download/windows10You may even be able to just directly update your Windows 7 to Windows 10 with an in place upgrade, keeping any of your existing files, and even most of your programs.
I manually updated with the April 2015 servicing stack (KB3020369) in the hope that would fix it - it didn't.
Realised that the root certificates had a problem so tried the Support for urgent Trusted Root updates for Windows Root Certificate Program in Windows (KB3004394 v2). It fixed access to many secure sites but not the Windows Update error.
After purchasing ESU key and activating itreboot and try.
If the connection issue still existsplease take below two methods.
Method A
Try reset windows update components
Open a command prompt with Administrative Privileges, run the following:
Open File Explorer go to the C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder.
Press CTRL+A and press Delete to remove all files and folders.
Go to C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore
Press CTRL+A and press Delete to remove all files and folders.
Then go to Settings >Windows Update >View Update history to find out which updates had failed, write down their KB numbers.
Entering Microsoft Catalog Website and download the standalone MSU intaller
After downloading, double click the MSU installer to proceed installation manually
This error code 80072EFE hints to connection interruptionwhich means there is a problem connecting to Windows Update. Support for Windows 7 has ended on January 14, 2020, including Software updates and Security updates or fixes. As far as my research, that is the cause of this issue.
@cfieldd
Hi,
You could refer to the following link:
Patch to fix update error 80072EFE on Windows 7
-to-fix-error-code-80072EFE.html
It seems that your computer has not been updated for a long time.
Windows 7 reached end of Extended Support on 14 Jan 2020.
After that, technical assistance and software updates from Windows Update that help protect your PC will no longer be available for the product. I strongly recommends that you move to Windows 10 to avoid a situation where you need service or support that is no longer available.
Hope above information can help you.
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I have had this issue a few times after doing a clean install of Windows 7 w/ SP1. What I needed to download form Microsoft where different from the ones mentioned in the article by Jenny Feng. What I needed where KB3020369 & KB3125574 (installed in that order). One problem though was that you cannot go to the Microsoft catalog website with the IE that is installed with Windows 7 SP1, and you can't use Modern installers to install a different browser. I kept having to help people I know solve this issue so I eventually just made a video and posted it on Youtube ( )
If you don't have a fairly up-to-date ISO of Windows 7 use the Windows ISO Download Tool on HeiDoc.net ( -science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool/). It downloads the ISO from the Microsoft Servers by digging into some of the hidden areas (Check the Link to verify if you are unsure).
I have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM. Now, in order to install SharePoint, seems like I will have to update the server upto April 2014 update. But no matter, whatever I do, I see the following error: Anyone who can help me on this? Need an urgent fix.
First, I would double check the server has the correct Time Zone, Date, and Time. (If you have trouble setting the time, and the server is a virtual machine, on the hypervisor side, disable clock syncing of the VM to the host hardware)
After rebooting the server, and it holds the correct date/time, then try the update again. If still no luck, you can easily disable the windows firewall with the below command in an administrator command prompt:
Doesn't sound like an actual network issue, so I would advise trying to download and install the update manually from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. It might work, or you might get a more useful error message about why the update can't be installed.
I've seen similar issues when a prerequisite update has been expired or superseded, or when the Windows Update client is out of date, so you might need to install other updates first. It might also turn out that the specific update you're trying to install is itself superseded or expired, and you need a more recent patch instead of the one you're trying to install. Either way, you should know more after you try manually installing the update in question.
I keep getting an 80072EFE error.
When I try to go to the microsoft update website itself, something seems to
stop me, saying "The page can not be displayed", and I have had browser
issues for a few days too, ie. when I follow a link I searched on Google, I
get sent to advertising websites, and, as mentioned before, something seems
to block the sites which could help me sort out my problem.I have already done Malware checks with Spybot Search and Destroy, Lavasoft
Ad-Aware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, all to no avail at all.
I have also tried the Microsoft FixIt tool, which did not help in the
slightest neither.Does anyone recognise my problem?
If anyone can help me sort this out, the advice will be very gratefully
accepted.Thank you in advance,
Klauwaart.
> I have had browser issues for a few days too, ie. when I follow a link I searched on
> Google, I get sent to advertising websites, and, as mentioned before, something seems to
> block the sites which could help me sort out my problem.
The 2 most notable entries indicate that the Windows Update Agent(WUA)
is a Version behind the current one and that a proxy server is
interfering with the communication between the update servers and your
system. I suspect this is related to AVG and/or one of Spybot's protections.If AVG is set to scan incoming email, then a proxy server has been set
up. You can remove proxy settings but AVG may reset them again unless
you configure it to *not* scan incoming email. There is really no need
to scan incoming email as any reliable AV will detect malicious content
if/when you attempt to view/open it and alert you or, even more likely,
quarantine/delete said malicious content.One of Spybot's components may be causing an issue with the installation
of the latest Version of the WUA. TeaTimer and SDHelper are 2 of those
components.
The article below shows how to access the options to enable or disable
TeaTimer and SD Helper:How to enable/disable Spybot Tea timer
-to-enabledisable-spybot-teatimer.html
Suggest you configure the system to Clean boot:How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows
Vista or in Windows 7
the Clean boot, download and *save* the latest Version of the WUA:
-x86.exeYou can also obtain it from link on this MS KB:
's under " Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 " but, as you see, Windows
7 is not listed as one of the OS' that it works on:
> For an x86-based computer
>
> Download the windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe package nowOnce the download completes, close *any* open programs and browsers.Click the Start orb > in the 'Search programs and files' field type in
services
Under Programs, *right* click Services and choose 'Run as
administrator'. Agree to the UAC prompt to allow the Services console to
run Elevated.
Scroll down the list of Service and Stop these 2 for now:
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Windows Update
Click on each Service to highlight it and then click the Stop link to
the left.Run windowsupdateagent30-x86.exe now. If you are prompted to restart the
system, decline to do so. You can close the Services console now as when
the system is restarted, both services should start *unless* their
Startup type has been changed from their Default setting.Both services should be set to Automatic (Delayed start) but BITS can be
set to Manual if you so desire.Click the Start orb once more and in the Search field type in
cmd
Under Programs, *right* click cmd.exe and choose 'Run as admin' again;
agree to the UAC prompt.
At the prompt type in the below commands pressing Enter after *each* commandnetsh winhttp reset proxy
exitRestart the system now and, while *still* in the Clean boot state, open
Windows Update in Control Panel and see if the system can search for
updates.
If it can, decline to install the updates and configure the system to
start in normal Windows mode by UNdoing the Clean boot steps.Once the system is booted to normal Windows mode, see if it can search
for and install updates.If it can, then you're done.
If it can not, post the last 50 or so lines of the WindowsUpdate.log
into your reply.