Windows Update error 0x800706d9

Thank you so much for posting the solution.

I stumbled upon this stupid error and wasn't able to install some programs because windows firewall was disabled.

Thats really very stupid of M$hit to force you to use their firewall.

Thanks for share. that is working. Micro is stupid

AbdoZaghloul said:

Thank you so much for posting the solution.

I stumbled upon this stupid error and wasn't able to install some programs because windows firewall was disabled.

Thats really very stupid of M$hit to force you to use their firewall.

Microsoft doesn't force you to use their firewall (see the attached screen capture):



I use Norton Internet Security to protect my computer and it works flawlessly. It never bothers me...updates and scans automatically and as I said, is a firewall, anti-malware and anti-virus. Try a free trial and see for yourself.

Leechap said:

Microsoft doesn't force you to use their firewall (see the attached screen capture).

No, not forced, however as leechap stated, the update fails if the WINDOWS firewall is not enabled.

TY to AbdoZaghloul for the correct answer.

Huge thanks, I have spent hours trying to figure this out, wish I had seen this earlier. Worked like a charm once I re-enabled windows firewall. Now why we have to do this in this manner when most of us have our own antivirus and firewall options is beyond me.

Thanks again

Leechap said:

Microsoft doesn't force you to use their firewall (see the attached screen capture):



I use Norton Internet Security to protect my computer and it works flawlessly. It never bothers me...updates and scans automatically and as I said, is a firewall, anti-malware and anti-virus. Try a free trial and see for yourself.

If they won't let you run a certain kinds of processes, updates or cmdlets without activating windows Firewall, that's called forcing you to use their firewall.

PS: Windows Defender and Windows Firewall are two different things (Control Panel\All Control Panel Items) At the bottom you'll see Windows Defender and Windows Firewall as two separate items and in services "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\services.lnk" you will probably find that the windows firewall service is still running despite having Norton installed, and in fact if you look it up, you'll find that Norton Requires it to be active in order to Run, if you turn it off Norton won't work.

Unfortunately some programs (specifically the web based programs my company uses for remote employees, Brother Printer administrative programs, and others) are blocked by Windows Firewall, so it's necessary to deactivate it in order to use your (or at least my) program(s).

I had found that the error was related to the Windows Firewall but was unable to turn it on. It was the detail in your posting--to re-enable the feature via Services--that has resolved several problems I've been experiencing. Thank you for sharing the detail (and good karma to the poster from whom you discovered it).

GuyInDogSuit said:

I found out from some searching that this error relates to Windows Firewall. I read another Windows 10 user's post on one of these many 0x800706d9 threads on the Microsoft site that the fix is to re-enable Windows Firewall in Services. Right-click it, select Properties, set startup to Automatic, and click Start. You should be able to update now.

Whard42 said:

I don't see where this is suppose to help me, it says absolutely nothing of correcting the error. I will not turn on windows firewall. I'll uninstall WX first. It's a piece of s*** anyway.

My point is this:

You don't want the Windows Firewall on, fine, nether do I. But if you create a shortcut to the services, you can turn on the Firewall service at your convenience to run updates, and stop it again the same way when finished updating.

That at least will give you a short term fix, and hopefully, MicroOops will correct it.

You are perfectly within your rights to go back to your previous version of Win until you feel comfortable with moving to 10.

Hope this is a little more specifically helpful than my previous post.

1. Right click Start menu > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services ( "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools\Services.lnk" )

2. Right click Windows Firewall > Start

3. Run Updates

3 Services > Right click Windows Firewall > Stop

Annoying? Yes. Will it work? Yes.