In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80248009 – WU_E_DS_MISSINGREF” 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
0x80248009 – WU_E_DS_MISSINGREF
Windows Update Error Details
The data store is missing required information or has a reference to missing license terms file localized property or linked row.