Originally published at: Fix: Windows Update Error 80072EFE
Error 80072EFE is usually trigered when there are issues with the internet connection. This can be on a client-side or on the windows server, since we do not have access to the server we’re left with troubleshooting the client side only. The hex codes translates into ERROR_INTERNET_CONNECTION_ABORTED. The 80072EFE error is primarily a Windows Vista and Windows 7…
Unfortunately, in that case, you will have to contact Microsoft Support they will remotely check your computer for any possible fixes. If the fix won’t be possible they will ask you for your key and check if it’s validated. Here is the link to contact Microsoft Tech Support:
none of that works
In that case, you will have to contact Microsoft Support they will remotely check your computer for any possible fixes. If the fix won’t be possible they will ask you for your key and check if it’s validated. Here is the link to contact Microsoft Tech Support:
In that case, you should contact Microsoft Tech support they will check if your key is still valid. They will try to fix the issue for you remotely.
not working for windows 7 ultimate 32 bit
I’ve done all these things above and nothing has worked. I just did a clean install of Windows 7 and Windows update has never worked. I’m using Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit Operating system. I ran all 4 methods, including the Restoro software and there is no data corruption. It has to be some sort of configuration somewhere. Any other ideas would be very helpful! Thank you!
I had an old win 2008 back from 2013 , it couldn’t load https pages with Internet explorer. so the telegram bot couldn’t connect to telegram over https , also windows update was failing with 80072EFE error , I upgraded it to 2012 didn’t work , upgraded that to 2016 didn’t work , restored it back to 2012 , searched half of the internet last 2 days and your solution of group policy solved it. thankss 
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