The first step in solving this problem is to update Windows 10, so apply the solution down below. You should as well check the firewall protection and allow updates connection on your device. Another phase is to run the Windows Update troubleshooter and restart your Windows 10 PC after you finish.

If you receive Windows Update error 80072efd while checking for updates, the cause might be a connection interruption between your PC and the Windows Update service. Here are a few methods you can try to resolve this problem.

This error occurs when the user checks for updates that interrupt the connection between the PC and Windows Updates servers. You can try the Windows Update Troubleshooter to give you a guiding wizard that automatically detects the problem. However, this sometimes cannot guarantee that the issue will be fixed.

The 0x80072efd error may be caused by a damaged Windows Store Cache. To fix it, you can clear the Windows Store cache as follows: 1) Click the Windows start button, type wsreset and click “Run as administrator”. 2) A command prompt window will open and then close automatically.

The following are the methods by which we can repair the Microsoft Store error 0x80072EFD in Windows 11/10: Clear the Microsoft Store cache. Disable proxy connection. Re-register the Windows 10 Store. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder. Flush your DNS and reset TCP/IP. Enable TLS