Thread: Windows Updates

Since the consumer preview has come out there are not that many updates, but Schannel errors seem to be occurring whenever Windows Update checks for updates. Anyone know why? Check your event viewer, anyone not receiving Schannel errors, please advise.

They are coming from the sites visited. Possibly, but an unlikely cause, you have your updates programmed to check for updates for all MS party software you have installed, also.?
One quick remedy, which might work, is to use a non Microsoft browser. But have yo customised you advanced options in your browser? If so, try this:

Click Tools. - Internet Options - Advanced tab.

Scroll down to Security, and uncheck all the Use TLS options.

I have not seen the updates offered, but when I manually check there have been Defender Signature updates available which I have installed. Perhaps I haven't waited long enough for the updated to be offered. I have not seen the problems described here.

So, no one else is showing Schannel errors?

I have messed with the TLS settings, by allowing all, each one separately, and none. I was able to make an error occur when I visited a financial site, but have not gotten them to go away. I think it is the https: //winbeta type site, but not sure. There are some threads on the web, but nothing that will fix a TLS error 70.

I even changed the setting on the Schannel in the Registry. I think this may be something we live with, for now. As far as I know it is not causing any problems. But some folks that get it cannot download apps. One person even realized his system time was off and resetting it fixed his situation.

And Ted, there are Defender updates almost every day. But I was having problems with things like updates for apps, such as the Weather. I think I solved that by allowing the computer to be trusted in the Windows Live account.

Hello Clark.
Yes I am receiving SChannel errors and yes they seem to be generated when I force a Windows Update through the control panel. However as you have already indicated, I have not seen any negative impact in so far as actually being able to perform updates, they seem to complete without issue.
When you initially posted I check the web for information and like you found issues and suggestions regarding date, time and time zones as well as the IE TLS (uncheck) suggestion which were either not applicable (date, time, time zone) in my case or did not remedy the issue (TLS uncheck).
So I suspect it will be a wait and see, until something more definitive comes along.
Regards
Randy

I just forced an update (signatures for Win Defender) without a hitch. No errors.

No problem, here, either. Just check for & grabbed same Definition Update.

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Originally Posted by Ted Myers

I just forced an update (signatures for Win Defender) without a hitch. No errors.

Originally Posted by Drew

No problem, here, either. Just check for & grabbed same Definition Update.

And neither of you, upon check the Event Viewer->Windows Logs->System see any Schannel errors coinciding with the same time the the updates occurred?