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Fixing Windows Update Error 0×80072ee2

A friend’s computer running Windows 7 had been recently infected with the rootkit TDSS which resulted in redirects in all web browsers to affiliate sites.The problem is commonly known as Google redirects and the issue had been fixed back then.

My friend contacted me again after the cleanup asking for help because Windows Update was not working anymore. Whenever Windows Update was used it would run for a long time and display the error 0×80072ee2 in the end.

A quick research on the Internet revealed that this error message was related to connection problems to the Windows Update servers. More »