Windows Update Error 0x8024402C

Hi,

After stopping the Win10 update by hiding KB3035583, and deleting the 6GB update file from my C: drive, I find that Windows update no longer gives me any updates. The last "important" update I got was on 14 Sept.

On attempting a manual windows update, it reports "Windows is up to date - There are no updates for your computer"

I ran the MS Windows Update Diagnostic Tool, and it reports windows update error 0x8024402C.

I have run the system update readiness tool (hotfix for windows KB947821) successfully, but it didn't help.

Then I ran sfc /scannow and attach the resulting cbs.log file in the hope someone can decode it and point me forward. Here is a clip from it which might be a clue:

2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Session: 30474885_553423315 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Read out cached package applicability for package: WUClient-SelfUpdate-ActiveX~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.320, ApplicableState: 80, CurrentState:112
2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Session: 30474885_553579315 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Read out cached package applicability for package: WUClient-SelfUpdate-Aux-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.320, ApplicableState: 80, CurrentState:112
2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Session: 30474885_553579316 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:24:57, Info CBS Read out cached package applicability for package: WUClient-SelfUpdate-Core-TopLevel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~7.6.7600.320, ApplicableState: 80, CurrentState:112
2015-10-09 12:25:04, Info CBS Session: 30474885_622063435 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:04, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:04, Info CBS Session: 30474885_622687436 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:04, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_630175450 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_630331450 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_630331451 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_630331452 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_632983455 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_632983456 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_632983457 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Session: 30474885_633139455 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:05, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:06, Info CBS Session: 30474885_637975463 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:06, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:06, Info CBS Session: 30474885_637975464 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:06, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Session: 30474885_647179479 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Session: 30474885_647179480 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Session: 30474885_652483489 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 - CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2015-10-09 12:25:07, Info CBS Session: 30474885_652483490 initialized by client WindowsUpdateAgent.
2015-10-09 12:25:13, Info CBS Warning: Unrecognized packageExtended attribute.