Windows error 0x80240438, -2145123272

Detailed Error Information

WU_E_PT_ENDPOINT_UNREACHABLE[1]

MessageThere is no route or network connectivity to the endpoint.
Declared inwuerror.h

HRESULT analysis[2]

FlagsSeverityFailure
Reserved (R)false
OriginMicrosoft
NTSTATUSfalse
Reserved (X)false
FacilityCode36 (0x024)
NameFACILITY_WINDOWSUPDATE[2][3]
DescriptionThe source of the error code is a Windows update.[2][3]
Error Code1080 (0x0438)

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Sources

  1. wuerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0
  2. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc231198.aspx
  3. winerror.h from Windows SDK 10.0.14393.0

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