Windows Updates ox80072ee2 Error Code – Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Update error ox80072ee2 – How To Solve

Summary:

ox80072ee2 with Windows Update on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 along with Office 365, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007 of editions like Professional, Professional Plus, Students and Teachers, Academic, Home and Business, Home and Student, Standard while open, launch, sync, update, add accounts, printing, importing, exporting, updating, uninstalling, removing, deleting, download, install. Error variations can be cod de eroare ox80072ee2, feil kode ox80072ee2, codice di errore ox80072ee2, Fehlercode ox80072ee2, code d’erreur ox80072ee2, Virhekoodi ox80072ee2, foutcode ox80072ee2, Fejlkode ox80072ee2, felkod ox80072ee2, código de error.

Steps to fix ox80072ee2 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 hardware, firmware, software 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 365, Office 2016, Office 2013, Office 2010, Office 2007 are also updated via Windows Updates.

To fix the Windows Update error code ox80072ee2, follow the steps below

Check if the Windows Firewall is working fine

1. Click on Start menu and then type “firewall”.
2. Then, select “Windows Firewall”.
3. Ensure that there are no red highlights, implying everything is green.

Clear Internet Explorer Settings

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

Clean Temp Files for System

1. Click on “Start” menu.
2. Enter “run” after “Start” menu is pressed.
3. “Run” dialog box window will open.
4. Now, type the command “temp” and press “Enter” key.

1. Once the Temp folder pops up, press and hold “CTRL” key and ‘A’ together.
2. Now, hold down “Shift“ key and press “Enter”.
3. If you get options to click on “Yes” or “OK” “Continue”, check the box to apply the actions to all files and click on the respective button to continue the action.
   
4. If you are prompted again, check the box to repeat the actions and then select on “Skip” button.

Clean User related %temp% files

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

Clean up unwanted System files

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

Check if the issue is fixed.

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tech January 12th, 2018

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