Windows Update Error 0x80244022 Fix – SOLVED 2026 (Working Guide)

You click “Check for updates” in Windows 11 or Windows 10. The progress bar stalls at “Checking for updates” for several minutes, then throws 0x80244022. No download starts. Retrying does nothing. This is not a network issue – the Windows Update service itself fails to talk to Microsoft’s servers. I saw this on two machines after a recent cumulative update attempt (KB5147318 related).

Instead of wasting time on proxy resets, the real fix is to restart and re-register the update service components. In some cases just restarting wuauserv works, but on Windows 11 it often needs a full DLL re-registration. Here’s what actually got rid of error 0x80244022 for me.

Step 1: Restart Windows Update Service & BITS

• Open Command Prompt as administrator (Win+X → Terminal (Admin)).
• Run: net stop wuauserv && net stop bits
• Then restart them: net start bits && net start wuauserv

If the error persists after that (and it did on my Windows 11 23H2), go to the next step – simply restarting the service didn't change anything on that machine.

Step 2: Re-register Windows Update DLLs

• Still in admin Command Prompt, run each line:
• regsvr32 /s atl.dll
• regsvr32 /s wuapi.dll
• regsvr32 /s wuaueng.dll
• regsvr32 /s wups.dll
• regsvr32 /s wups2.dll

After re-registering, restart the update service again. Then go to Settings → Windows Update. The “Checking” stage should complete within 30 seconds. That’s what fixed 0x80244022 for me – no need to clear SoftwareDistribution or run DISM. However, if the error reappears after a reboot, you may also want to run sfc /scannow just to be safe.

If you're still seeing “windows update http error 0x80244022 solution” or “0x80244022 stuck at checking updates”, try the two steps above first. In most cases, restarting + re-registering resolves the issue without further tinkering. I’ve tested this on Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 11 23H2 – both worked.

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