In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80244031 – WU_E_PT_ECP_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT” 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
0x80244031 – WU_E_PT_ECP_INVALID_FILE_FORMAT
Windows Update Error Details
The format of a metadata file was invalid.