What does HRESULT 0x80240004 (WU_E_NOT_INITIALIZED) mean?

 
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WU_E_NOT_INITIALIZED

WU_E_NOT_INITIALIZED means that a Windows Update Agent object could not be initialized for the requested operation. The error describes object setup or availability, not the applicability of a particular update.

What to check

  • Create the WUA session and the required search, download, or installer object before using it.
  • Inspect the first failure in the call sequence; later methods can fail only because initialization did not complete.
  • Recreate the affected WUA objects after service recovery or agent self-update.

Microsoft: Windows Update Agent API


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