Found this post after running into this error (8024401C) following error 0x80244007 which I received after scanning for Windows Updates.
after attempting to check for Windows updates on a Windows 2012R2 system and it helped me solve my issue. Thanks to the original poster.
The following outlines how to stop services pertaining to Windows Update, rename system folders, register related DLL files, and then restart the previously mentioned services. This troubleshooting generally applies to all Windows Update related issues.
Stopping services pertaining to Windows Update
- Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
- If you receive a notification from User Account Control simply click Continue.
- At the command prompt, type the following, commands and then press ENTER after each command.
- net stop wuauserv
- net stop bits
- net stop cryptsvc
Please do not close the Command Prompt window. - Renaming folders pertaining to Windows Update
- At the command prompt, type the following commands, and then press Enter after each command:
- ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 Catroot2.old
- ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Please do not close the Command Prompt window.
Registering DLL’s pertaining to Windows Update
- Please copy and paste the following text into a new Notepad document, and save the file as WindowsUpdate.BAT
If saved correctly the icon will change from a Notepad file to BAT file which has two blue cogs as its icon.
-OR-
- You can manually type each command at the command prompt:
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\vbscript.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\mshtml.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\msjava.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
regsvr32 wups2.dll /s
regsvr32 wups.dll /s
regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
regsvr32 Softpub.dll /s
regsvr32 Mssip32.dll /s
regsvr32 Initpki.dll /s
regsvr32 softpub.dll /s
regsvr32 wintrust.dll /s
regsvr32 initpki.dll /s
regsvr32 dssenh.dll /s
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll /s
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll /s
regsvr32 sccbase.dll /s
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll /s
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll /s
regsvr32 Urlmon.dll /s
regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll /s
regsvr32 Msjava.dll /s
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll /s
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll /s
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml2.dll /s
regsvr32 msxml3.dll /s
regsvr32 Browseui.dll /s
regsvr32 shell32.dll /s
regsvr32 wuapi.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll /s
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll /s
regsvr32 wucltui.dll /s
regsvr32 wups.dll /s
regsvr32 wuweb.dll /s
regsvr32 jscript.dll /s
regsvr32 atl.dll /s
regsvr32 Mssip32.dll /s
- Restarting services pertaining to Windows Update
- Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
- If you receive a notification from User Account Control simply click Continue.
- At the command prompt, type the following, commands and then press ENTER after each command.
- net start wuauserv
- net start bits
- net start cryptsvc
Type <exit> to leave the command prompt
You might want to try a clean boot once you're done with the above, then check for updates once your system is back up. Rebooting was what I had to do in my case.
- Now please check for updates using Windows Update to see if the issue has been resolved.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/access-denied-on-open-commands/2d31ce25-46a7-4ba0-838d-5b842e9991fa
