Error 0x8024a206 (Windows Update): Fixed

Tried and tested solutions for a quick fix

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Updating Windows is key to good computer performance and ensuring security. But many users reported gettingWindows Update errors in Windows 11, the0x8024a206error being the most common.

The download error –0x8024a206in Windows 11, also present on the previous iterations, can be encountered with any update and is usually due to corrupt update components, issues with the Internet, or even antivirus.

So, let’s find out how to fix it on Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. The steps to fix error 0x8024a206 are very similar, regardless of what OS you are using.

How can I fix the Windows Update download error 0x8024a206?

Before we head to the slightly complex solutions, here are a few quick things you can try:

If none work, move to the fixes listed next.

1. Retry the update

That’s it! This is the simplest way to fix things when you get the0x8024a206error in Windows 11 or 10. But it won’t always work, in which case, you can try the solutions listed next.

2. Reset Windows Update components

@ECHO OFFecho Simple Script to Reset / Clear Windows Updateecho.PAUSEecho.attrib -h -r -s %windir%\system32\catroot2attrib -h -r -s %windir%\system32\catroot2.net stop wuauservnet stop CryptSvcnet stop BITSren %windir%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.oldren %windir%\SoftwareDistribution sold.oldren “%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader” downloader.oldnet Start BITSnet start CryptSvcnet start wuauservecho.echo Task completed successfully…echo.PAUSE

Now, click on theFilemenu, and selectSave.
EnterReset.bat(or any other name with a .bat extension) in theFile namefield, and click onSave.
Next, close the file, head to the location where it’s stored, right-click on it, and selectRun as administrator.

The commands would be automatically run, and the Windows Update components would reset. Once done, check if the0x8024a206error in Windows 11 is fixed.

3. Manually download the update

When faced with an update error, you can always manually install updates from the Microsoft/Windows Update Catalog. This also works in the case of Windows 10 error0x8024a206.

If the update doesn’t download manually and the0x8024a206error persists in Windows 11, follow our last solution.

4. Perform an in-place upgrade

If nothing else worked, an in-place upgrade should fix the Windows 11 error0x8024a206and get Windows Update running.

Solutions to the0x80073701 update/install error, a similar issue, may also work in this case. So make sure to go through them.

We hope you managed to fix the error 0x8024a206 on your Windows 10 or 11 device. Do not forget to tell us which fix worked in the comments below.

Error 0x8024a206 (Windows Update): Fixed#

How can I fix the Windows Update download error 0x8024a206?#

1. Retry the update#

2. Reset Windows Update components#

3. Manually download the update#

4. Perform an in-place upgrade#