Windows Update Error 0x80243004 – WU_E_TRAYICON_FAILURE

In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80243004 – WU_E_TRAYICON_FAILURE 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

0x80243004 – WU_E_TRAYICON_FAILURE

Windows Update Error Details

A failure occurred when trying to create an icon in the taskbar notification area.