Windows Update Error 0x8024D003 – WU_E_SETUP_ALREADY_INITIALIZED

In this post, we’ll look at the Wndows Update Error Message “0x8024D003 – WU_E_SETUP_ALREADY_INITIALIZED” 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

0x8024D003 – WU_E_SETUP_ALREADY_INITIALIZED

Windows Update Error Details

Windows Update Agent could not be updated because of an internal error that caused setup initialization to be performed twice.