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WU_E_DS_SHUTDOWN
WU_E_DS_SHUTDOWN means an operation against the Windows Update data store was interrupted because the Windows Update Agent was stopping. It is often a transient lifecycle condition rather than evidence that the store itself is damaged.
What to check
- Look for service-stop, reboot, shutdown, or maintenance activity at the same time as the failed operation.
- Retry only after the Windows Update service is fully running and no system shutdown is pending.
- When this appears with other errors, investigate the earlier error that caused the agent to stop instead of treating this code as the root cause.
Get-WindowsUpdateLogMicrosoft: Windows Update log files
Microsoft: Get-WindowsUpdateLog
Microsoft: Windows Update error reference
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