Error Code: 0x80244007
Error Message: WU_E_PT_SOAPCLIENT_SOAPFAULT
Error Description: SOAP client failed because there was a SOAP fault for reasons of WU_E_PT_SOAP_* error codes.
Fix Windows Update Error: 0x80244007
Windows Update Error: 0x80244007

What is Windows Update error 0x80244007 ?

Windows update error 0x80244007 occurs WSUS environment, when Windows cannot renew the cookies for Windows Update.

WSUS Environment With Windows 8, Windows RT, or Windows Server 2012

1. Install Roll up update KB2883201

Microsoft has addressed this issue and a fix has been included in this roll update. Download this update package from Microsoft’s update catalog website and install it in the client.

URL: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB2883201

FIX Error 0x80244007
Roll update for Windows Update error 0x80244007

2. Update Web.config file values in SUP Server

In server, Open command prompt as administrator and change path to

C:\Program Files\Update Services\WebServices\ClientWebService

Run the following commands one by one.

takeown /f web.config /a
icacls web.config /grant administrators:f
notepad Web.config

Now you can update these field values in Web.config.

maxCachedUpdatesvalue to 44000
maxInstalledPrerequisites to 800
maxRequestlength from 4096 to 8192

3. Verify WSUS App Pool Settings

WSUS App Pool Settings

WSUS Queue Length

Increase Queue Length from 1000 to 4000

Service Unavailable Response Type

Change to TcpLevel from HttpLevel

WSUS Failure Interval

Change Failure Interval (minutes) to 30

WSUS Maximum Failure Count Settings

Increase Maximum Failure to 60