Windows Update Error 0x80246003 – WU_E_DM_UNKNOWNALGORITHM

In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80246003 – WU_E_DM_UNKNOWNALGORITHM” 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

0x80246003 – WU_E_DM_UNKNOWNALGORITHM

Windows Update Error Details

A download manager operation could not be completed because the file metadata requested an unrecognized hash algorithm.