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I have been trying to check for updates in windows and it constantly says "cannot connect to update server". As well as that, I cannot download anything from the microsoft store because of the same error code.
I have tried the below process and still nothing has changed.
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I have even tried a clean install and that didn't make a difference, new DNS and everything. Please help!
Hello,
See if this fix helps you:
https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-windows-update-error-code-0x80248014
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Hello
I am not sure how you perform the clean install. Boot from an installation media then clean the disk and install the OS. Try to update directly?
If you have ensure the machine is clean now (didn't install any software especially the antivirus software), we may consider to try different network. Or try your phone hotspot network if it is possible.
If this is a domain environment, remove the machine from the domain and try a hotspot network.
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