In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x80248016 – WU_E_DS_DECLINENOTALLOWED” 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
0x80248016 – WU_E_DS_DECLINENOTALLOWED
Windows Update Error Details
A request to hide an update was declined because it is a mandatory update or because it was deployed with a deadline.