Quite often, the Windows Update Installation service crashes. There may be quite a few reasons. One of the most common is the error code 8007000e when updating Windows 7. How to fix this failure with minimal time and effort, will now be shown.
Code 8007000e. Windows 7 update error: causes
Based on the material about the failures of the Update Center, which is submitted on the official website, the appearance of this situation is associated with temporary communication failures, although a description of the error indicates memory problems. (E_OUTOFMEMORY).
It is not up to us to judge how consistent the interpretation is with the reasons, but the way out of this situation is quite simple.
How to fix error code 8007000e?
As practice and reviews of most experts show, sometimes the problem lies only in the fact that the system alone cannot install one update package with the number KB3083324. In this case, the error code 8007000e appears in the error message (error updating Windows 7).
It is believed that the simplest solution to the problem is to install this package in manual mode. You just need to download it from the official Microsoft resource, and then integrate it into the system (the installer has an executable MSU format).
And in some cases, installing the updated Windows Update Client package, which can also be downloaded on the official resource, can help.
However, these are isolated cases. As for the main problem, namely with memory, here you will have to pay attention to the intelligent data transfer service and DNS cache data. In the first case, you should check the client version (at least there must be a correspondence between WinHTTP 5.1 and BITS 2.0 modifications).
If the system generates code 8007000e with enviable constancy (Windows 7 update error), you can try to clear (reset) the DNS cache data. To do this, call the command line (cmd in the "Run" console) and enter the ipconfig / flushdns command there. If everything is done correctly, then you can try to search for updates again.
Sometimes it may be necessary to stop and restart the update service itself and the proxy server used in the system. To perform these actions, we again use the command line, where we first write the proxycfg -d command, then use the service to enable and disable it, using the lines net stop wuauserv and net start wuauserv. You can enter exit at the end, although this is optional.
Finally, if the notification code 8007000e appears again (Windows 7 update error), the problem may be that the hosts file contains incorrect or extra entries blocking the operation of Update Center.
To remedy the situation, you should find the object itself (in the System32 directory of the Windows root directory this is the drivers folder, in which there is a subfolder etc). The hosts file must be copied to another location, opened in Notepad and deleted all entries containing update links (update, Microsoft update and similar indications of Internet addresses). Next, save the changes and transfer the object to the desired location with the replacement of the original. You can quickly open the file with the notepad% windir% system32driversetchosts command in the Run menu. It goes without saying that all operations should be performed only on behalf of the administrator, otherwise the file for editing for security reasons will not be available.
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These are the easiest methods to solve problems when looking for updates. There can be a lot of situations related to such a failure, therefore, for each case, you need to look for your own solution. But precisely for cases when the description contains code 8007000e (Windows 7 update error), the above methods help almost always. But in general, the developers recommend using their own utility Fix It! So as an option, you can use it.