
Steps to Fix the Troubleshooting Windows Update Error 80240016:
Updated outdated drivers in Windows:
Windows allows manually updated the divers. In case Windows 10 automatically download the new drivers or you install the new drivers from the downloaded manufacture’s website.to identify your hardware drivers and find suitable drivers from the manufactures and updated manually.
- Open the system and go to the start menu.
- Then enter the control panel from the search box and open it.
- Here we go to click on system and security after that go to click on system.
- Then open the new window and go to click on advanced system settings.
- Then open the system properties window and open the hardware and go to click on device installation setting.
- Finally, open the new window and click on related option and press save changes.
If you choose the former, Windows will automatically install the driver and ask you to reboot the computer afterward. The latter allows you to update the driver with the driver file that you have downloaded.
Reinstall Windows Update:
- Open the Run Window through the Windows key+R
- Then enter the services.msc in the command box and press ok.
- Right-click Windows Update in the Services management console, and then select Stop. If you are running Windows, right-click Automatic Updates, and then select Stop.
- After Windows Update stops, right-click Windows Update, and then select Start. If you are running Windows, right-click Automatic Updates, and then select Start.
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