Try these fixes


You may not have to try all the fixes; just work your way down until the error code problem goes away.

  1. Check system time and date settings 
  2. Run Windows Update Troubleshooter 
  3. Run DISM 
  4. Reset the Windows Update components 
  5. Microsoft Server is too busy 
  6. Bonus tip: Update your device drivers 


Fix 1: Check system time and date settings


Wrong settings of system time and date can result in your computer not being able to communicate with Microsoft servers, hence this Windows Update error 0x80244022. To make sure we have the correct settings:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type date, then click Date & time settings.

  2. Make sure toggles Set time automatically and Set time zone automatically are both turned on.

  3. Restart your computer, run the Windows Update again and see if it works this time.


Fix 2: Run Windows Update Troubleshooter

Windows Update Troubleshooter is a useful troubleshooting tool that helps us solve update issues. Here’s how to run Troubleshooter:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type troubleshoot, then click Troubleshoot.

  2. Click Windows Update > Run the troubleshooter.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to troubleshoot.
  4. Restart your computer and see if this has fixed the error.


Fix 3: Run DISM

DISM (Deployment Image & Servicing Management) is another tool that helps us fix Windows-corruption-caused errors (0x80244022 in this case). To run DISM:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type cmd. Then right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.

  2. Type the following command and press Enter: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth . Wait a while for the whole process to finish.  
  3. Type sfc /scannow and press Enter.  

  4. Restart your computer, perform the update again and see if it works successfully this time. 


Fix 4: Reset the Windows Update components

The corrupted Windows Update components can also be responsible for our error code0x80244022. If this is the case, then we might have to reset the components to solve the problem. To reset the Windows Update components:

  1. On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type cmd. Then right click on Command Prompt and click Run as administrator.

  2. Type the following commands and press Enter after each:
    1. net stop bits
    2. net stop wuauserv
    3. net stop appidsvc
    4. net stop cryptsvc
    5. (These commands will stop the services that Windows Update requires to download and install updates.)
  3. Copy & paste the following commands and press Enter after each:
    1. Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
    2. Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.old
  4. Still in Command Prompt, type these commands and press Enter after each to restart the services you closed just now:
    1. net start bits
    2. net start wuauserv
    3. net start appidsvc
    4. net start cryptsvc
  5. Restart your computer, re-run the Windows Update and check if the error code problem has been sorted.


Fix 5: Microsoft Server is too busy


Too many users downloading the same Windows Update at the same time can cause Microsoft Server to overload, hence the error code. If that’s the case, there’s not much we can do but wait for a day or two for the server to work normally again.

If that fails, try manually updating to the latest tool: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=799445