In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80246004 – WU_E_DM_NEEDDOWNLOADREQUEST” 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
0x80246004 – WU_E_DM_NEEDDOWNLOADREQUEST
Windows Update Error Details
An operation could not be completed because a download request is required from the download handler.