Windows Update Error 0x80248007

cheaterslick · Feb 16, 2023

Hello,

I recently updated to Windows 11 Pro 22H2 on a new ASUS laptop and had the following occurred:

Old drivers junk that won't go away since I updated to the latest manufacturers drivers. Also, wushowhide doesn't find them to hide. I also hit retry a number of times as well as re-booted three times.

Are there any other steps I can take to clear this queue out?

Thank you

OAT · Feb 16, 2023

@cheaterslick, Hi.

There are other posts that tell you how to reset WU:
but I will post it again:

Run as Admin- command line- cmd.exe- 1 line at a time.

net stop wuauserv [Enter]
net stop cryptSvc [Enter]
net stop bits [Enter]
ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old [Enter]
ren %windir%\system32\catroot2 Catroot2.old [Enter]
net start wuauserv and press [Enter]
net start cryptSvc and press [Enter]
net start bits and press [Enter]
netsh winsock reset [Enter]

Restart your system

cheaterslick · Feb 17, 2023

OAT said:
@cheaterslick, Hi.

There are other posts that tell you how to reset WU:
but I will post it again:

Run as Admin- command line- cmd.exe- 1 line at a time.

net stop wuauserv [Enter]
net stop cryptSvc [Enter]
net stop bits [Enter]
ren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old [Enter]
ren %windir%\system32\catroot2 Catroot2.old [Enter]
net start wuauserv and press [Enter]
net start cryptSvc and press [Enter]
net start bits and press [Enter]
netsh winsock reset [Enter]

Restart your system

Hi and thanks for responding. Yes, that did work for now, but I expect it will happen again. I will save your instructions for later on down the line.

Thanks so much for your help.

~

PS: I really don't like the fact that MS updating my drivers should override my getting the latest ones from the manufacturer. That's not always helpful.