windows update error code: 80070246

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  1. Posts : 20
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       #1

    windows update error code: 80070246


    my windows uodate was working fine but suddenly it start showing the error message with code : 80070246. I tried windows update troubleshooter and microsoft fixit but nothing works.
    How to remove this error?
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  2. Posts : 15,026
    Windows 10 Home 64Bit
       #2

    Welcome to the forum.

    Follow what this link asks you to do and try downloading the updates again:
    What is the System Update Readiness Tool?

    Post back for further suggestions.
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  3. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #3

    rahul1992 said:
    my windows uodate was working fine but suddenly it start showing the error message with code : 80070246. I tried windows update troubleshooter and microsoft fixit but nothing works.
    How to remove this error?

    Are you sure it's 246 at the end, and not 426??
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  4. Posts : 20
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    Thread Starter
       #4

    yup its 246...
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  5. Posts : 20
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  6. Posts : 15,026
    Windows 10 Home 64Bit
       #6

    Did you use the system update readiness tool and tried to update?

    Follow steps in this tutorial see if it works:
    Windows Update - Reset

    Manually go to windows updates from start>control panel>change settings
    change the settings to never check for updates hit okay & close windows updates.

    Go to windows updates the same way and change the settings to check for updates
    but let me choose whether to download and install them
    .

    Post back for further suggestions.
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  7. Posts : 21,482
    Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10
       #7

    (Ah - back up again at last!)

    Stop error when you try to download updates from Windows Update on a computer that is running Windows Vista: "0x80070246" relates - I'd try replacing the file using SFC in the normal way first....


    SFC -System File Checker - Instructions
    Click on Start > All Programs > Accessories
    Right-click on the Command Prompt entry
    Select Run as Administrator and accept the UAC prompt - the Elevated Command Prompt window should pop up.
    At the Command prompt, type
    SFC /SCANNOW
    and hit the Enter key

    Wait for the scan to finish - make a note of any error messages - and then reboot.
    Post an MGADiag report with details of any error messages encountered.
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  8. Posts : 20
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       #8

    koolkat 77,
    i tried system readiness tool bt when i tried to run it...an error came saying "invalid data"...
    i downloaded windows 7 64 bit (x64)..
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  9. Posts : 15,026
    Windows 10 Home 64Bit
       #9

    As Noel suggested.
    Try SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker for violations in your computer.
    You may upload the CBS.log here.
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  10. Posts : 20
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    Thread Starter
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    on starting sfc scan another error msg saying "windows resource protection could not start the requested opration"....
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