Windows Update fails with code 80244019

Question

I just found that Windows Update is failing and hasn't installed any updates for a little more than a month.

It says:

Windows could not search for new updates
There was a problem searching for updates
Errors found: Code 80244019

This article at Microsoft suggests it might be a virus: Windows Update error 80070422, 80244019, or 8DDD0018

The operating system is Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center.

score 18 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 07 '16 at 21:18

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What worked for me was going into services.msc and restarting the 2 services bits and windows update services; Background Intelligent transfer service.

answered Apr 07 '16 at 21:18

Demi

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 30 '17 at 04:56

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I've found an online discussion that suggests that this has been happening because of increased load of Windows 10 distribution.

What worked for me was disabling "Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows".

edited Jan 30 '17 at 04:56

wjandrea

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answered Aug 30 '15 at 21:27

lpacheco

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 13 '18 at 18:59

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I disabled my antivirus and this seemed to help.

answered Apr 13 '18 at 18:59

Hans Vonn

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