Windows Update error 80246008 windows 7 Sp1 x64

Solution 1:

Yeah you have BITS issues:

C:\Users\André>err 0x80246008
# for hex 0x80246008 / decimal -2145099768
  WU_E_DM_FAILTOCONNECTTOBITS                                    wuerror.h
# A download manager operation failed because the download
# manager was unable to connect the Background Intelligent
# Transfer Service (BITS).
# 1 matches found for "0x80246008"

Repair Windows 7 by doing an Inplace Upgrade.

Insert your Windows 7 DVD to the DVD drive, run setup.exe and select "upgrade".

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