Windows Update 457 Error Code - Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Update error 457 – How To Solve

Summary:

457 with Windows Update on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 along with Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 365, Office 2016 of editions like Home and Business, Home and Student, Standard, Professional, Professional Plus, Students and Teachers, Academic while uninstalling, removing, deleting, download, install, open, launch, sync, update, add accounts, printing, importing, exporting, updating. Error variations can be feil kode 457, codice di errore 457, Fehlercode 457, code d’erreur 457, Virhekoodi 457, foutcode 457, Fejlkode 457, felkod 457, código de error 457, cod de eroare.

Steps to fix 457 Windows Update Error Code

Windows Updates deliver crucial updates for the services. Windows Updates not only helps keep the Windows with the latest patches for security along with newer versions of the Windows components, and keep the firmware, software, hardware etc in the computer up to date. If the Windows Updates are affected by any kind of errors, it will affect the whole Windows platform and cause Windows, Internet browsers and any applications installed in the computer to malfunction. .Net updates and new versions are too delivered using this Updates. Office 2010, Office 2007, Office 365, Office 2016, Office 2013 are also updated via Windows Updates.

To fix the Windows Update error code 457, follow the steps below

Check if the Windows Firewall is working fine

Click on Start menu and then enter “firewall” without quotes.
Then, click on “Windows Firewall”.
Ensure that there are no red highlights, implying everything is green.

Clear Internet Explorer Settings

Click on “Start” menu.
Type “Internet Options” and press “Enter” key.
Then click on “Advanced” tab.
After that click on “Reset”.
Now, check the option to “Reset personal settings“.
Click on “Reset button”.

Clean Temp Files for System

Click on “Start” menu.
Type “run” after “Start” menu is pressed.
“Run” dialog box window will open.
Now, enter the command “temp” and hit “Enter” key.

Once the Temp folder is open, press and hold “CTRL” key and ‘A’ at once.
Now, hold down “Shift“ key and press “Enter”.
If you are prompted to click on “Yes” or “OK” “Continue”, select the box to apply the actions to all files and click on the respective button to continue the action.
If you are prompted again, check the box to repeat the actions and then click on “Skip” button.

Clean User related %temp% files

Press and hold the “Windows” key and the letter ‘R’ together.
Type the command “%temp%” and press “Enter” key.
Now, repeat the same steps as mentioned before to delete the Temp files for Windows.

Clean up unwanted System files

Click on “Start” and then enter the command “cleanmgr” without quotes.
Then select “Disk Cleanup”.
Once the “Disk Cleanup” window opens, select the Windows drive.
Now, wait till the scan completes, then check all the options except the “Recycle Bin” and “Previous Windows Installations”.
Click on “OK” button now.
Once the cleaning is complete, perform the steps from a. to d. and then select “Cleanup system files”.
Then, select the options except the “Previous Windows Installations” and “Recycle Bin”.

Check if the issue is fixed.

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