Hi there,
We are using SCCM 2012 SP1 CU5 (5.0.7804.1600) and on many of our Windows 7 clients updates are not installing. 
When I run "Machine Policy Retrieval & Evaluation Cycle" the C:\Windows\CCM\Logs\WUAHandler.log runs as expected I believe - the last few entries are:

Search Criteria is (DeploymentAction=* AND Type='Software') OR (DeploymentAction=* AND Type='Driver')
Async searching of updates using WUAgent started.
Async searching completed.
Successfully completed scan.

Then I run the "Software Updates Scan Cycle" and the C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file also completes successfully:

2014-12-04	09:24:41:086	1036	3458	Report	CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)
2014-12-04	09:24:41:296	2888	309c	COMAPI	- Updates found = 444
2014-12-04	09:24:41:296 2888	309c	COMAPI	---------
2014-12-04	09:24:41:296	2888	309c	COMAPI	-- END -- COMAPI: Search [ClientId = CcmExec]
2014-12-04	09:24:41:296	2888	309c	COMAPI	-------------
2014-12-04	09:24:46:039	1036	3458	Report	CWERReporter finishing event handling. (00000000)

When the "Software Updates Deployment Evaluation Cycle" is run there are errors in C:\Windows\CCM\Logs \UpdatesDeployment.log:

Detection job ({47813475-0491-46E5-8CD1-B84B806B9844}) started for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775})
Started evaluation for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775})
Evaluation initiated for (12) assignments.
Job error (0x87d00244) received for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775}) action
Updates will not be made available

These errors show for each job. Any idea how to resolve it?
Thanks

• Edited by Kieran Walsh Thursday, December 04, 2014 10:42 AM

Hello,

When did this issue occur? What has changed before the error occur?

Is there a maintenance windows?

Is there a scheduled reboot?

Detection job ({47813475-0491-46E5-8CD1-B84B806B9844}) started for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775})
Started evaluation for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775})
Evaluation initiated for (12) assignments.
Job error (0x87d00244) received for assignment ({a3c79c96-1ed1-456d-98e7-7b8a2b381775}) action
Updates will not be made available

These errors show for each job. Any idea how to resolve it?

Is the Windows Updates service disabled on the client ?

What does c:\windows\WindowsUpdate.log reveal ?

Hi, this is has been happening for a couple of weeks at least and I can't think of any changes that have been made.

There is a maintenance window form 4pm to 6am every day.

There isn't a scheduled reboot, but I've rebooted many of the machines as I've been working on them and it hasn't made any difference.

The Windows Updates service is not disabled and the windowsupdate.log does not show any errors - then end of the scan cycle is shown as my second log above.

I am seeing something similar on our clients this month. If anyone has any thoughts.  Investigating clients that are reporting missing updates from December after our mandatory window is past.

Yes, I know this is an old post, Im cleaning up old post, did you get this fixed, if so what was the solution?

Since no one has answer this post, I recommend opening  a support case with Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) as they can work with you to solve this problem.