1. Clean boot Windows 10
- Go to Start > in the search dialog box enter “msconfig” without the quotes
- Press the Enter button on the keyboard
- Click or tap on the msconfig icon > the System Configuration Window should be visible
- Click on the Services tab
- Check the box next to “Hide all Microsoft Services”.
- Click on the “Disable all” button.
- Now click on the “Startup” tab located in the upper side of the window.
- Select “Open task Manager”
- In the Task Manager window go to the “Startup” tab.
- Left click or tap on each item on the list > select “Disable”
- Close the Task Manager window > click OK
- Reboot your Windows 10 machine.
- Check if you can install the updates without getting error code 0x80072efd.
2. Disable your antivirus/ firewall
If you keep getting this error, this can indicate that your firewall, antivirus or anti-spyware software is preventing Windows Update Services (SVCHOST) from accessing the Internet.
If this method works, don’t forget to enable antivirus protection as soon as you finished updating your computer.
3. Check Date & Time
Make sure that your Windows Time service configuration is correct. If this service isn’t properly configured, you may experience various issues, including update errors.- Go to Start > type Services > Choose Services from the results.
- On the Services window, locate Windows Time service and double click it.
- Check the Startup type section and set it to Automatic.
- Now, restart the service by clicking Stop and then click Start again. If the service isn’t running, click the Start button to start it.
- Click Apply and OK.
4. Disable Proxy
- Go to Start > type inetcpl.cpl
- Go to Connection > select LAN Settings.
- Check the box ‘Automatically detect settings’
- Under Proxy server, uncheck the box ‘Use a proxy server for your LAN’.
5. Reset Windows Update components
Before you reset Windows Update, don’t forget to back up your Registry. In case anything goes wrong, you will be able to restore a working Windows version.- Go to Start > launch Command Promp as administrator
- Type the following commands and hit Enter after each one:
- net stop bits
- net stop wuauserv
- net stop appidsvc
- net stop cryptsvc
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