If these components are corrupt or just not functioning properly, you will run into update errors frequently. An issue with the update components - the system requires functioning update components to install the latest updates.
A corruption issue - the system itself might be dealing with a corruption error that is preventing it from installing the latest updates. Your antivirus - if you are using a third-party security program on your system, it is likely to interrupt the system’s process of installing the apps or updates due to false security alarms, leading to errors like the one at hand. The Windows install/update error 0x80246007 can be caused by a number of reasons, such as: UninstallString: The value data for the UninstallString key is the program that is used to uninstall the program.Īfter you identify the registry key that represents the program that you removed but which is still displayed in the Currently installed programs list of Add or Remove Programs, right-click the key in the left pane of the Registry Editor window, and then click Delete.What Causes the Windows Update Error 0x80246007? In Registry Editor, locate the registry keys mentioned above.Įach key listed under Uninstall in the left pane of Registry Editor represents a program that is displayed in the Currently installed programs list of the Add or Remove Programs tool.To determine which program that each key represents, click the key, and then view the following values in the details pane on the right:ĭisplayName: The value data for the DisplayName key is the name that is listed in Add or Remove Programs. 
You can delete the key from here as described below and also physically locate and delete the files/folders. If you remove the entry from the registry it would take out the entry. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall- this is the location where the add remove programs gets populated.
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