HRESULT 0x80240029 (WU_E_INVALID_PRODUCT

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Windows Update detected an invalid product license and may not evaluate all applicable updates.

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WU_E_INVALID_PRODUCT_LICENSE

WU_E_INVALID_PRODUCT_LICENSE means an installed product reported license information that Windows Update could not validate. Microsoft documents that this can cause a search to miss some updates before the affected application is identified.

What to check

Find the product or update mentioned around the error in the update log.
Verify the application installation and licensing state with its supported vendor tools rather than changing unrelated Windows Update settings.
After correcting the application state, run a new detection cycle and compare the scan result.

Microsoft: Windows Update log files

Microsoft: Windows Update error reference

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