Fix: Update Error 0x80072EE2 in Windows 8.1, Windows 10

The error message “0x80072EE2” you get in Windows 8 and Windows 10 is because of the update feature you have in the Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 systems. It will basically prevent you from updating your system as your system is supposed to do. This error can be caused by several reasons and we will see a bit below what is causing this Error 0x80072EE2 to appear and also how we could fix this.

When Windows 8 or Windows 10 is unable to connect to the update server you usually get the error 0x80072EE2. Basically if your Windows operating system does not receive a response from the update server in a specific time frame then you will get this error message. This can be caused by having a poor internet connection, your Windows 8 or Windows 10 Firewall blocks your access to the update server or perhaps you have a system malfunction in your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 that interrupts the communication with the update server.

Steps on how to solve Error 0x80072EE2 in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

First step:

Make sure you have a working internet connection. You can open your internet explorer for example or any other browser you have installed on your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 and try to access a website.
Note: You can access www.google.com for example and see if your internet connection is working properly.

If your internet connection is not working properly I would suggest calling your internet service provider and find out what exactly is the issue.

Second step:

1. If the internet connection is not the problem then you will have to turn off your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 firewall just for the duration of this trial and see if this is the reason that caused the error 0x80072EE2 to appear.
2. Left click on the “Start” button you have in your Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 system.
3. Left click on the “Control Panel” feature you have in the “Start” menu.
4. You will have a search box presented in the “Control Panel” feature in which you will need to write “Firewall” without the quotes.
5. After the search is finished left click on the “Windows Firewall” icon you have there.
6. Left click on the link that says “Turn Windows Firewall On or off” situated on the left side of the window.
7. You might be prompt for an administrative account and password in which case you will need to type in the administrator account and the password.
8. Now you will have to left click in the “Public network settings” topic on the “Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)”.
9. Now you will have to left click in the “Private network settings” topic on the “Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)”.
10. Left click on the “OK” button you have in the lower side of this window to apply the changes you made.
11. Check and see if you still get the error 0x80072EE2 after your Windows Firewall is turned off.
12. If you still have this error message after you did the above steps then you need to turn on your Windows Firewall by following the same steps above and select the option to “Turn on Windows Firewall”

Third step:

1. If the steps above did not worked for you and you still have this error message then we will try to add the update server address to your trusted websites in Windows system to see if this is the root cause of the issue.
2. Open your Internet explorer application.
3. Left click on the “Tools” tab you have in the upper side of internet explorer.
4. Left click in the “Tools” menu on “Internet Options”.
5. Left click on the “Security” tab you have in the upper side of the “Internet options” window.
6. Left click on “Trusted Sites” option you have in the “Security” window.
7. Left click on “Sites”.
8. Select the check box to clear the “Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone” feature.
9. You will have a topic there that says “Add this website to the zone”. There you will have to type in the following addresses: http://update.microsoft.com and http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com.
10. Left click on the “Add” button after you typed in the addresses above.
11. Left click on the “OK” button to save your settings.
12. See if you still have this error message after you did the steps above.
13. If you don’t get the error 0x80072EE2 anymore then leave the addresses you saved above in trusted websites section.

So one of the steps posted above should solve your 0x80072EE2 error code and also prevent it from ever happening again. Please write us below in the comments section your opinions on this article and also if you need any more help on this particular issue.

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