HRESULT 0x00240008 (WU_S_ALREADY_DOWNLOADED): meaning and diagnosis

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The update content was already downloaded locally, so Windows Update did not need to transfer it again.

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WU_S_ALREADY_UNINSTALLED	WU_S_SOME_UPDATES_SKIPPED_ON_BATTERY

WU_S_ALREADY_DOWNLOADED

WU_S_ALREADY_DOWNLOADED is a success status showing that the requested update content is already available locally. The download step did not need to transfer the payload again.

What to check

Continue with the next applicable phase, such as installation, instead of retrying the download solely because no transfer occurred.
Do not infer that the update is installed; downloaded and installed are different states.
If installation later fails, diagnose the installation result rather than the successful download state.

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