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10 August 2023  Ashley S. Miller  Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
 

Summary
Learn how to solve error code 0x80240fff, which often arises while updating Windows 10. Our comprehensive guide provides the solution you need.



Table of contents

table iconI. What is 0x80240fff, and what are the reasons for this error?
table iconII. How to use Renee Becca to backup hard disk data?
table iconIII. How to solve the error code 0x80240fff when updating Windows 10?
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I. What is 0x80240fff, and what are the reasons for this error?

The 0x80240fff error code usually appears when the Windows 10 system is updated. Once this error code appears, it means that your Windows 10 update has been interrupted or failed. At this time, you need to use some methods to troubleshoot and solve the problem.
In fact, there are many reasons for this error code, such as: system error, virus intrusion, firewall settings, etc. Before fixing such errors, it is recommended that you first use a professional data backup tool to back up important data in the computer to prevent data loss. Here I recommend you to use Renee Becca . This software not only has a variety of data backup functions, but also can make automatic backup plans and clone hard disks and systems.

II. How to use Renee Becca to backup hard disk data?

1. What is Renee Becca?

Renee Becca It is a tool specially used for system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It can help you back up and restore important data in your computer, such as programs, system configuration, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, etc. It adopts leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your different needs.
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2. How to backup hard disk data with Renee Becca?

It is very simple to back up hard disk data with Renee Becca, the specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, select the (hard disk/partition backup) option in the main interface (backup) column. This option can back up the data of the entire hard disk or partition. If you only need to back up individual important data, you can also use the (file backup) function.
Select Hard Drive/Partition Backup Options
Step 2: Next, select the hard disk to be backed up in (source file (device)), and select the hard disk partition to store the backup data in (destination). If you need to back up the partition, you can select the (Partition Backup) option in the upper right corner.
Select hard disk backup device
Step 3: In (Task Scheduler), you can set the daily/weekly/monthly regular backup and the time to automatically start the backup.
set backup time
Step 4: In (Backup Scheme)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable backup scheme mode according to your personal needs. Renee Becca has 5 backup schemes to choose from, namely version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, incremental mode and differential mode.
Select backup plan mode
Renee Becca has 5 backup plans to choose from:
Version chain mode: Only the latest 5 versions are kept, and useless old versions are automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
Single version mode: Only the most recent version is kept, and the previous version is automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
overall pattern: Create a full backup.
Incremental mode: After the initial full backup, only incremental backups are created.
diff mode: After the initial full backup, only differential backups are created. You can view the difference between incremental backup and differential backup.
Step 5: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the hard disk backup command according to your settings.
Hard Disk Backup Backup Now
After backing up the hard disk data, you can check the solutions below.

III. How to solve the error code 0x80240fff when updating Windows 10?

1. Troubleshoot and fix errors with the help of Windows' built-in troubleshooting

Specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Enter (settings) in the search box in the lower left corner and open it.
Open the settings app
Step 2: Next, find (Update and Security)-(Troubleshooting)-(Windows Update) in turn, and then click the (Run Troubleshooting) button to troubleshoot and fix update problems.
run troubleshooter

2. Enable background intelligent transfer service

BITS (also known as Background Intelligent Transfer Service), which is a Windows system service. When Windows 10 cannot be updated, it may be because the BITS service is not enabled. At this time, you can check and enable the service to try to solve such problems.
Specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the Windows computer, press the (Windows+R) key at the same time, search and run the (services.msc) command.
Run the services.msc command
Step 2: Then find the (Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)) option. Right-click on it and select (Properties).
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
Step 3: After that, in the (General) tab, set the (Startup Type) to the (Automatic (Delayed Start)) option, and then click the (OK) button.
set to automatic (delayed start)
Step 4: After the setting is completed, go back to the previous page to check whether the option is enabled normally. If it is not enabled, you can right-click it and select the (Enable) option.
Start the service function

3. Run the SFC command to repair damaged system files

If none of the above methods work, you can also run the SFC command to repair damaged system files. SFC (System File Checker) is a tool in Windows that instantly scans all protected system files and fixes problems. If your system files are corrupted or missing causing Windows update to fail, you can try the SFC command to fix it.
Specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Search (cmd) directly in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
run command prompt
Step 2: In the opened command prompt window, enter the command (SFC /scannow) and press (Enter). After waiting for the command to complete, turn Windows Update back on to see if the problem is fixed.
Enter scan command