The software cannot be installed, 0x80cf402c
I am totally lost ignoring the following error message. Please help me to get rid of this issue.
The software cannot be installed, 0x80cf402c.” installation error.
I am totally lost ignoring the following error message. Please help me to get rid of this issue.
The software cannot be installed, 0x80cf402c.” installation error.
Dear James,
Error code “0x80cf402C” means “OM_E_PT_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED” which is also the same as “ERROR_WINHTTP_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED.” The error means the proxy server or the destination server name can’t be resolved. The full error reads:
“The software cannot be installed, 0x80cf402c.”
You may receive this error when you try to install the Intune client. If you keep getting this error, try launching an elevated command prompt. Press the Windows key then type without quotes “cmd” in the search field. Right-click “cmd.exe” in the search results then select “Run as administrator” to launch an elevated command prompt.
In the command prompt window, type the following command then hit Enter:
netsh winhttp set proxy [proxy name or IP]:[port]
For example:
netsh winhttp set proxy 10.1.10.1:8080
According to AFinn of aidanfinn.com, this can be avoided if you configure WPAD or Web Proxy Auto Detect. This can be used by Windows Update as an alternative way to configure WinHTTP. The WinHTTP or the Microsoft Windows HTTP Services provides you with a server-supported, high-level interface to the HTTP/2 and 1.1 Internet protocols.
It is intended to be used mainly in server-based scenarios by server applications that communicate with HTTP servers. For more information about WinHTTP, go to About WinHTTP.