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Many users have reported on Microsoft's Community forum that Windows 7 is facing a Windows Update error, PCs display error 80248015 first appearing on 3/12, and this is a server-side issue, meaning users cannot apply any fixes. Microsoft remains tight-lipped about the actual cause of the error.
Windows 7 users are encountering a Windows Update error, PCs show error 80248015
According to some user reports, running Windows Update fails and the screen displays the error message: 'Windows could not search for new updates'. Others receive a different error message: 'Windows Update cannot currently check for updates because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer' when they click the Get help with this error option on Windows Update.
Restarting the system or selecting the Try again option also doesn't fix the error when updating Windows 7, updating the latest version for Win 7.
Set the system date to March 12th.
The advice for you is to redeploy older patches that Microsoft released previously. This isn't the first time the software giant has encountered Windows Update errors on Windows 7. Additionally, setting the system date before March 12, 2017, and restoring the Windows Update function may also resolve the issue.
Microsoft's long-standing rival, Apple, has recently encountered an issue on the iPhone, which is fixed by resetting the date on the device.
On Microsoft's Community forums, there are no helpful answers for users facing Windows Update issues, and the company has yet to take any action to fix the problem.
It's likely that the software giant will fix the issue in the coming days, before releasing the Patch Tuesday update in December.
For those who have disabled Windows 7 updates beforehand, they won't encounter this issue. If you're unsure how to disable Windows 7 updates, you can refer to the guide on disabling Windows 7 updates here.
Besides Windows 7 users encountering Windows Update errors, displaying error 80248015, on the Linux platform, specifically on Raspberry Pi devices, recently, the Vivaldi browser has been updated. Vivaldi, a new browser based on the Chromium platform with many special features, low RAM usage, is now available for Raspberry Pi devices. ARM users, dive in to learn more about this information.
