Hello !

We have an Active Directory with about 100 servers, 80 PCs...

Clients have Windows XP, Seven 32 Bits, Seven 64 Bits.

We have a WSUS server.

On the clients, we can choose between updating between the WSUS server or check online for updates.

The "check online for updates" works on every client, but not on our 3 Windows 8.1 Enterprise test machines.

All 3 have the same issue : Update error code 80072F8F.

In my opinion it has nothing to do with date/time, as well as the date/time clock synchronizes with AD.

And one again : No problem on all other clients.

Does anybody have an idea to fix that issue ?

Thanks !

You have network issues according to the error code:

C:\Users\Andr>err 80072F8F
# anonymous HRESULT: Severity: FAILURE (1), Facility 0x7, Code 0x2f8f
# for hex 0x2f8f / decimal 12175
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 inetmsg.h
  ERROR_WINHTTP_SECURE_FAILURE                                   winhttp.h
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 wininet.h
# 3 matches found for "80072F8F"

There was an issue decoding the data from the WSUS.

Thanks, I will check that...

I have to say I tried these things :

- Adding the machine to WORKGROUP > same issue

- Plugging the machine to a full access Internet line (because in our network we have a proxy) > same issue

Am I the only one who has these issues ? Is it a Win 8.1 problem or in our network ?

Hey mate - you're not alone!

My Surface Pro 2 w/Windows 8.1 Pro joined to a domain does the same!

Here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/f85d7d25-58a1-453b-8653-751ce604401b/possible-bug-windows-update-error-code-80072f8f?forum=w8itprogeneral

You have network issues according to the error code:

C:\Users\Andr>err 80072F8F
# anonymous HRESULT: Severity: FAILURE (1), Facility 0x7, Code 0x2f8f
# for hex 0x2f8f / decimal 12175
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 inetmsg.h
  ERROR_WINHTTP_SECURE_FAILURE                                   winhttp.h
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 wininet.h
# 3 matches found for "80072F8F"

There was an issue decoding the data from the

You have network issues according to the error code:

C:\Users\Andr>err 80072F8F
# anonymous HRESULT: Severity: FAILURE (1), Facility 0x7, Code 0x2f8f
# for hex 0x2f8f / decimal 12175
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 inetmsg.h
  ERROR_WINHTTP_SECURE_FAILURE                                   winhttp.h
  ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED                                 wininet.h
# 3 matches found for "80072F8F"

There was an issue decoding the data from the