Jak naprawić błąd Windows Update 0x8024401c (Pełny przewodnik)

Try to run Windows Update now. If it turns out to be a successful move, you shouldn’t keep your firewall disabled because it means leaving your PC vulnerable to malware attacks. Instead, you can restore firewall settings to default, in order to undo any customized preferences that could’ve triggered the Windows Update error.

How to restore firewall settings to default:

1. Press the Win key, type firewall, and open Firewall & network protection
2. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Restore firewalls to default
3. Click Restore defaults and click Yes to confirm

14. Run a malware scan

A malicious agent could have hijacked your PC and deactivated critical files that Windows Update needs to work properly. Unless you have a third-party security solution installed, here’s how to find and remove malware using Windows Defender:

1. Click the Start button, write Windows Security, and open this tool
2. Pick Virus & threat protection
3. Click Scan options
4. Select Quick scan and click Scan now
5. If the scanner doesn’t find any threats, pick Windows Defender Offline scan and click Scan now
6. Make sure to quarantine or remove any files identified as threats by Defender. If you think it makes a mistake, add those files to the whitelist to exclude them from further scans
7. Restart your PC

15. Uninstall recent software

Programs you installed on your computer lately might cause software conflicts with Windows Update which culminate in error 0x8024401c. So you should uninstall any recent and suspicious applications, especially if you started experiencing Windows Update issues right after adding them to your PC. Here’s how:

1. Right-click the Start button and select Apps and Features
2. Click Sort by and select Install date to view recent programs first
3. Select the first app in the list and click Uninstall
4. Click Uninstall again to confirm
5. Restart your computer

16. Uninstall system updates

Certain Windows updates can cripple your operating system and prevent it from accessing further updates. You should remove it from your PC to get rid of error code 0x8024401c. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Press Win key + R, enter appwiz.cpl, and hit the Enter key
2. Click View installed updates
3. Click the Installed On column to view the newest updates first
4. In the Microsoft Windows category, double-click the first update
5. Click Yes to confirm the update
6. Reboot your PC

17. Check the disk space

If you don’t have enough free space on the system drive, Windows Update won’t be able to download and install anything. But you can fix this problem by increasing the volume size with the help of a partition manager like Disk Management.

How to use Disk Management:

1. Right-click the Start button and go to Disk Management
2. Select a local drive where Windows is not installed
3. Right-click the entry and choose Shrink Volume
4. Set the new partition size and click Shrink
5. Return to the main window and select the Windows partition
6. Right-click the entry and pick Extend Volume
7. Follow the on-screen instructions and restart your computer

If you don’t have enough room on another volume to increase the Windows drive size, you can uninstall large applications and games you don’t play anymore, in order to clear up your disk space.

Furthermore, you should move large files to an external disk, burn them to DVDs, or upload them to a cloud storage account. As far as junk files and unnecessary data is concerned, you can turn to a system cleaner like Disk Cleanup.

How to use Disk Cleanup:

1. Sign in to Windows 10 using an administrator account
2. Go to Downloads and Recycle Bin. Make sure to copy or restore any important files since these folders will be cleared
3. Press Win key + R, type control panel, and press Enter
4. Select Administrative Tools
5. Double-click to open Disk Cleanup
6. Choose the partition where Windows is installed (default C:) and click OK
7. Select all items at Files to delete and click Clean up system files
8. Disk Cleanup starts a file search. Once it finishes, pick all items again and click OK
9. Patiently wait while Windows deletes all junk files. Then, restart your computer

18. Check your Internet connection

Windows Update error 0x800705b4 could be caused by network connectivity problems, so you should verify the stability of your Internet connection and make it faster. Here are some suggestions:

• Reboot your router
• Move your device closer to the router
• Connect to a 5Ghz Wi-Fi network
• Disconnect other devices from your wireless network
• Terminate applications that use a lot of network bandwidth, such as torrenting clients and streaming services
• Run the Internet Connections troubleshooter
• Empty the DNS cache or change DNS servers
• Set up a wired Internet connection
• Run a ping test in both wired and wireless mode
• Check your VPN or proxy settings
• Contact our ISP

19. Use System Restore

If you can’t identify the software event that led to Windows Update error 0x8024401c, you can use System Restore to roll back Windows 10 to a checkpoint that was recorded before you started having PC problems. But you will lose all applications installed after recording the restore point.

How to use System Restore:

1. Click the Start button, search for Control Panel, and open this app
2. Visit the Recovery section
3. Click Open System Restore (you need administrator rights)
4. Select a restore point or click Show more restore points for more options. You can also click Scan for affected programs to see which applications will disappear
5. Click Next and follow the steps
6. Your PC will reboot after the system restore

20. Reset your PC

If System Restore fails to work, you can reset Windows 10 to factory mode without losing your personal files. However, this will uninstall all your applications and restore all computer settings to default, which means that you will have to spend a little time to set up your PC afterward. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Press the Win key, search for Recovery options, and hit the Enter key
2. At Reset this PC, click Get started
3. Choose Keep my files and follow the step-by-step instructions

Windows Update error 0x8024401c can be solved

To recap, 0x8024401c is a Windows 10 error code that stops Windows Update and blocks system updates on your computer. However, you can try to fix it by using the Windows Update troubleshooter and Windows Update Diagnostic, as well as by checking Services, Group Policy and system registry settings.

It’s also a good idea to reset Windows Update from the Command Prompt, update or roll back your network drivers, unplug peripheral devices, reinstall devices, check your hard disk and operating system for errors and file corruption, verify firewall settings, or run a malware scan.

Moreover, you can uninstall recent software and malfunctioning system updates, check your free disk space, verify the quality of your Internet connection, roll back Windows 10 to a previous checkpoint using System Restore, and reset your PC to default settings if everything else fails.

How did you finally manage to get rid of error 0x8024401c and restore Windows Update? Let us know in the comments below.