What does HRESULT 0x80240446 (WU_E_PT_QUOTA_EXCEEDED) mean?

 
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WU_E_PT_QUOTA_EXCEEDED

WU_E_PT_QUOTA_EXCEEDED means that the Windows Web Services layer rejected an operation because a configured limit was exceeded. The relevant limit may concern a message, buffer, reader, or service-side workload.

What to check

  • Determine whether the limit was reached on the client, WSUS server, proxy, or another intermediary before increasing any quota.
  • Check for unusually large or malformed metadata responses and for repeated retries that amplify load.
  • Keep the response and server logs for the same timestamp; this code does not name the quota that was exceeded.

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