Error Code 0xc0000005 can be a frustrating error that occurs when you attempt to use programs within Windows 10. While it is most often associated with Wi.
After installation of a new Windows 7 machine with the newest version of the Windows Update Agent installed, the Software Updates scan initiated from Configuration Manager would fail with the error 80072ee2 (which translates to Connection Timeout).
Check the Basics
- The Windows Update troubleshooter tool will automatically analyze and fix problems with Windows Update, such as a corrupted download. It will also tell you if there is a pending reboot that is preventing Windows from updating. Note: An update ensures that you're currently running the latest version of Windows.
- Repair Windows update components. Fix Windows Firefox blocking connections to Windows Update on the PC. Contact a network or system administrator, or ISP, to fix internet connectivity issues.
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First, ensure all your settings are correctly applied to the computer:
- Confirm that your Software Update Point (SUP) is correctly registered in the registry:
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Values WUServer and WUStatusServer should both match the correct URL and port of the WSUS web site (eg. http://server.fqdn:port).
- Verify that the client can connect to the WSUS web site by opening a browser and navigating to http://server.fqdn:port/SimpleAuthWebService/SimpleAuth.asmx (replacing server.fqdn with your server fully qualified domain name and replacing port with the port you have WSUS configured to operate on).
In my case, the client configuration was correct and it was successfully able to communicate with the WSUS server web site. The issue was the Application pool for WSUS running out of memory and recycling while the client was waiting for response from the server.
Additional Troubleshooting
Check the event log of the server hosting the Software Update Point (and Windows Server Update Services).
Event 1:
Event 2:
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Solution
If you are encountering Event ID 1309 in the Application log at around the same time as event ID 5117 in the System log, you most likely need to increase the memory allocated to the WSUS Application Pool in IIS. To do that, follow the steps in http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2015/03/23/configmgr-2012-support-tip-wsus-sync-fails-with-http-503-errors.aspx.
After increasing the memory, the new clients were successfully able to scan for and apply updates!
UPDATE 15th May 2017 – Increasing the Queue Length and Private Memory of the WSUSPool is not recommended on Microsoft Docs for Software Update Points – Capacity planning recommendations for software updates.
I can only assume that the existing client I tested was working because it required less information from the WSUS server web application, while the new client required an entire catalog.
The take away of this post: monitor your servers event logs!
Also make sure your clients have up to date Windows Update clients. See Windows 7 Stuck on Checking for Updates for more troubleshooting and solutions.
Ever been stumped with an error code your Windows installation threw up and did know where to look it up? There are a few tools that can help you identify the Error Code and Message which Windows may throw up. Let us have a look at a few of such free tools that can help you find out the meanings of such Windows error codes and messages.
Windows Error Code & Message Lookup Tools
Windows Error Lookup Tool, Error Messages, ErrMsg, Error Goblin for Windows are some free error code lookup tools that can help you identify what Windows error codes means. This post also lists useful links to download and web pages that can help you identify the error codes and check up on error messages
1] Error Messages for Windows
Error Messages for Windows will allow you to look up Microsoft Windows error code numbers and display a descriptive message explaining what the numeric code actually means. It also lets you display and print all of the error codes and messages defined for your version of Windows. Error Messages for Windows has now been updated for Windows 8 and you can download it from its home page.
2] Windows Error Lookup Tool
Windows Error Lookup Tool is another tool, like Error Goblin or ErrMsg, that can help you look up Windows error codes. If you have software programs that produce numeric error codes, you can find out what they mean using these tools.
3] Microsoft Error Code Lookup Tool
The Microsoft Error Code Lookup Tool, may say it’s for Exchange, but it covers Exchange, Windows and a number of other Microsoft products too. This command line tool can help determine error values from decimal and hexadecimal error codes in Microsoft Windows operating systems.
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4] Windows Error Code Lookup
The Windows Error Codes document lists the common usage details for those Win32 error codes, HRESULT values, and NTSTATUS values. The Events and Errors Message Center lets you search for and find detailed message explanations, recommended user actions, and offers links to additional support and resources. This post on Windows Errors, System Error Messages and Codes will give you the complete list and meaning of the errors.
5] Error Lookup Tool
Error Lookup Tool offers a straightforward UI that is easy to understand. You just need to go ahead and put in your error code and all the details will be flashed in the lower part. You can see the details like error description and their related system module.
Speaking of Error Codes, these posts too, are likely to be of interest to you:
- Master List of Windows Update Error Codes.
I hope this post helps you some day!
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