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0x80072EFE

hresultdecimal 2147954430signed -2147012866

Matched as: the code as given (hex)

HRESULT breakdown: code: 12030, customer: False, facility: 7, severity: failure (bit 31 set), wraps_win32: 12030, ntstatus_wrapped: False

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Microsoft guidance: 0x80072EFD or 0x80072EFE or 0x80D02002 (TIME_OUT_ERRORS) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
risk: unknown

Error text on Microsoft's page: The operation timed out

Microsoft's label for this row: TIME_OUT_ERRORS

Make sure that no firewall rules or proxies block Microsoft download URLs. Take a network monitor trace to understand the situation better. <Refer to Firewall Troubleshooting scenario>

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Microsoft guidance: 0x80072EFE (WININET_E_CONNECTION_ABORTED) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
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Error text on Microsoft's page: The connection with the server was closed abnormally BITS is unable to transfer the file successfully.

Encountered if BITS is broken or if the file that's being transferred can't be written to the destination folder on the client. This error is caused by connection errors while checking or downloading updates. At a command prompt, run: BITSADMIN /LIST /ALLUSERS /VERBOSE Search for the 0x80072EFE error code. You should see a reference to an HTTP code and a specific file. Using a browser, try to download the file manually. Make sure that you use your organization's proxy settings. If the download fails, work with your proxy manager to achieve successful communication. Also, check with your network team for this specific URL access.

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Get-BitsJobError untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
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Find the BITS job behind a download error. Lists the BITS jobs and prints the lines that mention an error code. Read only.

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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