In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80240016 – WU_E_INSTALL_NOT_ALLOWED” that is usually displayed when things go wrong during the update process.
Note that this Windows Update error is application for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Error Message
0x80240016 – WU_E_INSTALL_NOT_ALLOWED
Windows Update Error Details
Operation tried to install while another installation was in progress or the system was pending a mandatory restart.