Fix Windows update error 0x80070424 with these procedures

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4. Enable critical Windows update services

1. Press the Windows Key + R to launch the Run window.
2. In the Run window, type services.msc. and then click OK.
3. In the Services windows, locate Workstation, Windows Update, and Background Intelligent Transfer services and double-click them one by one.
4. Ensure that the services are set to Automatic and are running.
5. If they are not running, set the Startup type to Automatic for each of the services, click Apply and Start.
6. Restart your system and then continue with the Windows update.

Certain Windows Update services such as Workstation, Windows Update, and Background Intelligent Transfer services might not be running.

On the other hand, these are critical Windows services which ensure that Windows updates are downloaded and installed securely.

So, if you experience the Windows update error encountered 0x80070424 alert you have to run Windows Services windows and start the aforementioned services to fix the problem.

5. Register System Files

1. Press Windows Key + R to open Run.
2. In the Run windows, type the following command line-by-line and click OK afterward:
   • regsvr32 Qmgr.dll /s
   • regsvr32 Qmgrprxy.dll /s
3. Restart your system and then run the Windows update.

Important Windows system files (in .dll file format) are required in order to download and install Windows updates in one piece.

1. Press Windows Key + R to open Run.
2. In the Run windows, type the following command line-by-line and click OK afterward:
   • regsvr32 Qmgr.dll /s
   • regsvr32 Qmgrprxy.dll /s
3. Restart your system and then run the Windows update.

Hence, if the system files are not registered on your Windows PC, the Windows update error 0x80070424 might come up.

6. Reset Windows updates components

1. Open Win + X menu and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the list. You can do that by pressing the Windows Key + X shortcut.
2. Once the Command Prompt opens, run the following commands:

• net stop wuauserv
• net stop cryptSvc
• net stop bits
• net stop msiserver
• Ren C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
• Ren C:WindowsSystem32catroot2 Catroot2.old
• net start wuauserv
• net start cryptSvc
• net start bits
• net start msiserver

Another applicable workaround to fix the update error 0x80070424 is to manually reset Windows Updates components.

After running these commands, check to see if the problem is resolved. If typing the commands seems convoluted, you can fix this problem by creating a reset script using the steps outlined in our WUReset script guide.

7. Download the update manually

1. Go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
2. In the search box, type the update code in the search box and then hit the Enter key.
3. From the list of matching updates, locate the update that uses the same architecture as your system.
4. Click the Download button next to the update to download it.
5. Once you download the update, run the setup file, and follow the installation prompts.
6. After the update is complete, restart your Windows PC.

If you are unable to update your PC due to update error 0x80070424, you can easily fix the problem by downloading the update directly from Microsoft’s Update Catalog.

However, you need to know the update code of the problematic update before you proceed.

Usually, each Windows update code starts with KB, followed by an arrangement of numbers. Once you are able to locate the update code, follow these steps to download and install the update manually:

We hope you were able to solve the Windows update error 0x80070424 problem by using any of the aforementioned solutions. Let us know by commenting below.

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