Windows Update Error 0x800A01AE

There certainly never seems to be a lack of Windows update errors. Ran into a new one the other day, 0x800A01AE.

Try the following:

Set the Background Intelligent Transfer Service to Automatic

To do this, Click Start->Run and type Services.msc then click OK.
Scroll to the Background Intelligent Transfer Service service, and right-click on it.
Select Properties.
In the Startup Type list, select Automatic.
Verify the service Status is Started.
Click OK.
Set Event Log Service to Automatic and verify that the Status is Started

Use the same steps as the Background Transfer Service to do this
Re-register the Windows Update DLLs with the commands below:

Click Start->Run type cmd, and then click OK.

Type the following commands and press ENTER after each command.

regsvr32 wuapi.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng.dll
regsvr32 wuaueng1.dll
regsvr32 wucltui.dll
regsvr32 wups.dll
regsvr32 wups2.dll
regsvr32 wuweb.dll
regsvr32 qmgr.dll
regsvr32 qmgrprxy.dll

Close the command prompt, and Attempt to run Windows Update.