Error code 800b0001 Windows 7: what is it and how to deal with it

Ironically, this sounds, but Windows 7, considered one of the most reliable systems in terms of stability, is also prone to failure. Most often this is manifested in the installation of updates in the form of additional modules or updates from the official developer, Microsoft Corporation. It happens that the "operating system" displays an error message in which the code 800b0001 is specified. Windows 7, as already understood, simply can not perform the installation process for some components. How to deal with this, we now look.

What is the error code 800b0001 (Windows 7)

The error itself means only that the operating system, referring to the update resource (in the standard version - to the official Microsoft site, on which the so-called update center is located), simply not only can not install new updates, but even download them.

Unfortunately, almost no one is insured from the emergence of this situation. But often the WindowsUpdate error: 800b0001 (Windows 7) is caused by third-party reasons related to the installation of specific software or the penetration of viruses. In other words, there is a conflict of the update file with other components or its damage.

Causes of malfunctions

The above reasons can be treated differently. Let's start, perhaps, with the most common. Most users of the "Seven" do not think that the message about the inability to download or install an update containing the code 800b0001, Windows 7 does not just give.

Look, because one of the root causes is the usual violation of the Internet connection. What happens in this case? The system, perhaps, finds updates, and then tries to download them. But interruptions with communications reduce the whole process to nothing. It also happens that the installation of updates starts, and then the interrupt follows. Probably, it is not necessary to explain that the re-start does not start from the point of stop, but from the very beginning. If there is a failure in the connection, the error (error code 800b0001) is returned by Windows 7 again and again.

One of the global causes of the violation of the update system is the damage to the file itself, which is responsible for finding and installing updates. Most often this is due to the impact of specific viruses, which when trying to access the system to an official source simply redirect the request to another server. In computer terminology, this is called "unauthorized redirection."

Equally common is the problem of installing automatic updates simultaneously on all terminals located in a local or virtual network.

Problems with the WSUS server

As for the server solutions designed to make it easier for the sysadmins to work, it seems that they only add a headache to them. Error with the code 800b0001 (Windows 7) WSUS-server is interpreted either as the impossibility of simultaneous update, either as a violation in the operation of the server itself, or as damage to own databases.

In addition, there are quite complex settings for the SQL server and its parameters, the use of a secure SSL connection, as well as some parameters for activating the group policy, applied differently to different computer terminals. However, this information is not for the average user. We will build on the fact that the user works on his own PC and has the rights of administrative access to all the main and hidden functions of the system.

Preliminary system availability check for update

If this is the case, the first tool will be to check for updates manually.

To do this, you must manually search for updates in the update center section in the list of services in the Control Panel. As a rule, even if the file responsible for updating the system is corrupted, updates are found. After that, you must try to install them manually by clicking the appropriate link to start the process. If everything went smoothly, in all likelihood, the file itself is either damaged or infected with a virus.

The damaged file is fixed with the help of the Windows Recovery Console , which can be called from the original installation disc or from the distribution that is stored on the hard drive. But with viruses - more difficult. But more about this later.

Disk check

Do not neglect and means of checking the disc. This helps to get rid of messages like "error code 800b0001". Windows 7, like any other system, can produce it not in the standard version, but from the command line or from the "Run" menu, where you can specify additional parameters.

For example, you can type chkdisk c: \ f, and in some cases, add additional parameters.

Naturally, you can use some third-party verification tools, say, present in many optimizers.

Suspicion of viruses

As for viruses, as a rule, regular programs established in the system are very often rendered impotent against such threats. They, of course, can determine the presence of the virus in the RAM. But it's not always possible to remove it in the currently running system.

Here you should pay attention to the programs, usually called Rescue Disc. They run from removable media and check the system before it starts.

Sometimes there is a conflict between the firewall and the antivirus, and also it is necessary to make the antivirus in the exception list of the firewall (this applies to free utilities such as AVAST, AVG, etc.). Commercial products work fine.

Error 800b0001 Windows 7: The simplest fixes

Now let's see how to fix the situation, based on the fact that the solution will be oriented to an ordinary user who does not know the intricacies of the system.

To do this, you just need to install utilities such as Fix It! Or System Update Readiness Tool, which are extremely easy to use and are capable of correcting automatically.

As practice shows, in most cases the message containing the error code 800b0001 (Windows 7) does not appear after the check and fixes are completed. This, so to speak, is the simplest and most effective method.