Windows Update Error 0x80246007

What is WU-0x80246007?

The update failed to download. This error indicates that the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) has stopped or is misconfigured, preventing file retrieval.

Common Causes

• The Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is disabled, stopped, or corrupted.
• Low free disk space on the primary C: drive blocking temporary file downloads.
• Local network configurations blocking HTTP Range request parameters used by BITS.

Step-by-Step Fix Guide

• 1
  Configure the BITS service startup settings to Automatic and start the service.
• 2
  Perform a disk cleanup on the primary drive to free up update download space.
• 3
  Reset network routing and TCP/IP configs to clear network download blocks.

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