What does HRESULT 0x80240043 (WU_E_NO_UI_SUPPORT) mean?

 
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WU_E_UNKNOWN_SERVICE WU_E_PER_MACHINE_UPDATE_ACCESS_DENIED

WU_E_NO_UI_SUPPORT

WU_E_NO_UI_SUPPORT means the caller requested a Windows Update user-interface capability that is not available in the current environment. The underlying update engine may still work through supported non-UI APIs.

What to check

  • Do not use a UI-dependent operation in a service, remote session, Server Core environment, or other non-interactive context.
  • Separate user-interface code from scanning, download, and installation logic.
  • Use WUA session and search APIs for unattended inventory and deployment tasks.

Microsoft: Windows Update Agent API

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Microsoft: WUA success and error codes


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