Are you facing windows update error 80072f8f in your system?

What is windows update error 80072f8f?

When you try to update windows then you might have received an error message windows update error 80072f8f on your windows screen and you are unable to perform update process. Windows update error 80072f8f “ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED” caused because of the Internet Time could not be synchronized with global Update Server. This error occurs due to invalid date and time on the server sockets layer that the windows update website uses. Due to this error windows update operation is unable to update successfully.

Why this error occurs?

This error occurs due to the missing of files from windows registry, invasion of virus in your system, incomplete updates of windows, incorrect data and time settings.

What are the symptoms?

When you try to update windows then you receive an error message “ERROR_INTERNET_DECODING_FAILED”( update error 80072f8f) on your PC screen. This error doesn’t allow a program to run properly, system performance gets slower down day by day, windows start up and shut down process takes longer time.

How to fix windows update error 80072f8f?

1. You should have to correct date and time settings of your system and to do this 

• Click on start button then click on control panel.
• In the control panel click clock, Language and region.
• Then click on date and time from program list.
• When the date and time tab appears then perform the following steps:-
• Check the time and date on system and if they are not then click change date and time and then click ok. If you are asked for the password then type the password. To change the date, under Date, click the left or right arrows to find the current month in the calendar, and then click the current date and to change the time, under Time, double-click the hour, minutes, or seconds that you want to change and click ok.

         2.  Make sure that the Time zone setting is correct or not.

         3. Verify internet time setting:-

• Locate to the “internet time “ tab and click change settings.
• Then select the to “Synchronize with an Internet time server”, select the time server “time.windows.com”, 
• Then click "Update now" and click ok to apply settings.
• Then finally restart the computer to get the changes in your system.

You can also use third party repair tool to fix windows update error 80072f8f.