Error Code 80248015

Question

How to fix Error Code 80248015 when trying to access windows updates

Answer 1

Hi

For Windows 7 (Pro)  with error message: 

"Windows Update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not runnning. You may need to restart your computer."

Sounds like your error is the same type I had.  I guess there is an expired microsoft certificate that is the problem.

I am by no means a computer expert, but did find a quick fix that worked on my computer, and also on a friend's computer.

(I found the info on a blog)  This is what I did:

1-Go to the windows start button

2-Click on Control Panel (on the right, in the blue shaded area)

3-Click System and Security

4-On Windows Update, click turn automatic updating on or off

5-Under Important Updates, next to the Green Shield, click the drop down menue

6-From that drop down list, click never check for updates, even tho it says not recommended

7-Click okay

To then get updates

Repete steps 1, 2 and 3

Under Windows Update, click check for updates

My computer then successfully checked for the updates, and I installed them.

Then, you can go back to the drop down menue in step 5 and change it back to install updates automatically, or to one of ther other options

Hope this helps

Answer 2

I'm glad that solution worked for you.

That makes 3 out of 3 times it cured the problem.

Answer 3

Thak you for the information. 

That way I could install manually December updates.  In couple of weeks I will see if that automatic update is working again.  When I had that problem Windows update pages in control panel were very slow.  I also could not see update history getting only empty page.  I could see updates only in Installed Updates.  Now the update history is working like before.

Answer 4

Hi,

I just started studying the problem in my Windows 7 and find following in WindowsUpdate.log:

2017-12-04 10:10:08:513  388 848 Agent   * Target group: (Unassigned Computers)

2017-12-04 10:10:08:513  388 848 Agent   * Windows Update access disabled: No

2017-12-04 10:10:08:573  388 848 Agent   * Found 1 persisted download calls to restore

2017-12-04 10:10:08:693  388 848 DnldMgr Download manager restoring 1 downloads

2017-12-04 10:10:08:703  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:08:703  388 848 Agent WARNING: fail to get installed categories with error 0x80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:08:913  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:08:913  388 848 Agent WARNING: fail to get update deployments with error 0x80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:08:993  388 848 Agent   * Successfully loaded 1 persisted download calls.

2017-12-04 10:10:09:093  388 848 AU ###########  AU: Initializing Automatic Updates  ###########

2017-12-04 10:10:09:113  388 848 AU AU setting next detection timeout to 2017-12-04 08:10:09

2017-12-04 10:10:09:113  388 848 AU   # Approval type: Scheduled (User preference)

2017-12-04 10:10:09:113  388 848 AU   # Scheduled install day/time: Every day at 23:00

2017-12-04 10:10:09:113  388 848 AU   # Auto-install minor updates: Yes (User preference)

2017-12-04 10:10:09:113  388 848 AU   # Will interact with non-admins (Non-admins are elevated (User preference))

2017-12-04 10:10:09:293  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:293  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:353  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:353  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:353  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:353  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:523  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:523  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:543  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:543  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:633  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:633  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:643  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:643  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:743  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:743  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:823  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

2017-12-04 10:10:09:823  388 848 Agent WARNING: Failed to get deployment data from data store, error 80248015

2017-12-04 10:10:09:833  388 848 DtaStor FATAL: Service 7971F918-A847-4430-9279-4A52D1EFE18D requested, but it is expired

I continue later, because do not have more time for this just now.

Answer 5

12/29/17

I had the same problem with updates on Windows 7 Pro.

After searching around and finding the error code, I found

a blog link that had an easy fix that worked.

Check out the link below, and at the end of the article, I used the workaround #2,

and it worked right away. 

Good luck

https://borncity.com/win/2017/12/04/windows7-error-0x80248015-in-update-search-dec-4-2017/