$windows update says it needs to install kb2538242$

This Reset Windows Update PowerShell script will completely reset the Windows Update client settings. In such a case, try resetting all Windows Update components. It is possible that the Windows Update troubleshooter would fail in fixing the Windows Update Agent. Select Additional Troubleshooters on the right section.

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Windows Update Troubleshooter searches for problems and fixes them automatically. If something is preventing you from updating Windows, then this native feature of Windows 10 can also be used. This tool will reset & repair all WU related components & registry keys, detect corruptions, replace corrupted system files, fix corrupted system image, Reset Winsock settings, and so on. For that, you can download and run the Reset Windows Update Agent Tool from Microsoft. Reset Windows Update Agent to default in Windows 10 and see if that helps you.

Run DISM to repair broken Windows Update.

If that does not help, go through our entire list of suggestions and see which of them you would like to try, after creating a system restore point:

Windows Update Error Code 0x8024004aīefore you proceed, you would restart your computer once and try again. WU_E_SETUP_IN_PROGRESS – 0x8024004A – WUA operations are not available while operating system setup is running.

This is an error code returned by the Windows Update Agent (WUA) API. However, sometimes, many users face this problem that Windows Update failed to install with error 0x8024004a. There is a simple feature in Windows 10 that lets you check for updates, download them, and install them to keep your system updated.

Windows update says it needs to install kb2538242