0x80072F8F
WININET_E_DECODING_FAILED
hresultdecimal 2147954575signed -2147012721Networking
Matched as: the code as given (hex)
HRESULT breakdown: code: 12175, customer: False, facility: 7, severity: failure (bit 31 set), wraps_win32: 12175, ntstatus_wrapped: False
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Microsoft guidance: 0x80072F8F (WININET_E_DECODING_FAILED) untested here · 0 fixed, 0 not
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Error text on Microsoft's page: Content decoding has failed TLS 1.2 isn't configured correctly on the client.
This error generally means that the Windows Update Agent can't decode the received content. Install and configure TLS 1.2 by installing the update that's provided in KB3140245.
Source: vendor, Common Windows Update errors
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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