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0x80072EE2

WININET_E_TIMEOUT

hresultdecimal 2147954402signed -2147012894Networking

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HRESULT breakdown: code: 12002, customer: False, facility: 7, severity: failure (bit 31 set), wraps_win32: 12002, ntstatus_wrapped: False

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Microsoft guidance: 0x80072EE2 (WININET_E_TIMEOUT) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
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Error text on Microsoft's page: The operation timed out Unable to scan for updates due to a connectivity issue to Windows Update, Configuration Manager, or WSUS.

This error generally means that the Windows Update Agent was unable to connect to the update servers or your own source, such as WSUS, Configuration Manager, or Microsoft Intune. Check with your network team to ensure that the device can reach the update sources. For more info, see [Troubleshoot software update scan failures in Configuration Manager]. If you're using the public Microsoft update servers, check that your device can access the following Windows Update endpoints: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com https://*.windowsupdate.microsoft.com https://update.microsoft.com https://*.update.microsoft.com https://windowsupdate.com https://*.windowsupdate.com https://download.windowsupdate.com https://*.download.windowsupdate.com https://download.microsoft.com https://*.download.windowsupdate.com https://wustat.windows.com https://*.wustat.windows.com https://ntservicepack.microsoft.com

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Source: Common Windows Update errors · CC-BY-4.0 (MicrosoftDocs/SupportArticles-docs, repo license verified 2026-10-09) · retrieved 2026-10-09