Microsoft update error code 0xC80003F9

Hello
Suddenly my Windows Defender can't update due to error code 0xC80003F9, same
thing when I try to find any updates on thr Microsoft update site ... And I
can't find that error code within Microsoft's database ... What is wrong?
Any suggestions?
Much obliged!
Daniel

"Serge" <> wrote in message
news:2CC5C09D-EEB4-4C68-A501-...
> Hello
> Suddenly my Windows Defender can't update due to error code 0xC80003F9, same
> thing when I try to find any updates on thr Microsoft update site ... And I
> can't find that error code within Microsoft's database ... What is wrong?
> Any suggestions?


<cmd_output>
F:\>set /a c = 0x3f9
1017
F:\>net helpmsg 1017

The system has attempted to load or restore a file into the registry,
but the specified file is not in a registry file format.

</cmd_output>


Were you attempting to uninstall an update?


> Much obliged!
> Daniel


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
> <cmd_output>
> F:\>set /a c = 0x3f9
> 1017
> F:\>net helpmsg 1017
> The system has attempted to load or restore a file into the registry,
> but the specified file is not in a registry file format.
> </cmd_output>
> Were you attempting to uninstall an update?

Robert
No, I wasn't attempting to uninstall any updates! I did find a solution: by
deleting all the possible folders in Windows/Software Distribution. After
this I again got access to Windows Update.
Thanks for your clearing out what that error code is all about!
Serge

"Serge" wrote:

> Hello
> Suddenly my Windows Defender can't update due to error code 0xC80003F9, same
> thing when I try to find any updates on thr Microsoft update site ... And I
> can't find that error code within Microsoft's database ... What is wrong?
> Any suggestions?
> Much obliged!
> Daniel