OnSearchComplete – Failed to end search job. Error = 0x80240440.
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Hi All,
I am getting below error
“OnSearchComplete – Failed to end search job. Error = 0x80240440.” on wuahandler.log more than 50+ machines .
Could you please help on this.
t.kranthikumar kumar 
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Try to rename %windir%SoftwareDistribution folder and run the scan again to eliminate the error – OnSearchComplete – Failed to end search job. Error = 0x80240440.
Further more troubleshooting steps…
The flows which you need to check things from the client side
1. UpdateStore.log to know the status of the updates?
2. Updatedeployment.log – % of Download completed? Status = ciStateInstalling, PercentComplete = 16,
a. added to the targeted list of deployment
b. Progress: Status = ciStateDownloading, PercentComplete = 0, Result = 0x0
c. Progress: Status = ciStateWaitInstall, PercentComplete = 0, DownloadSize = 0, Result = 0x0
d. Progress: Status = ciStateInstalling, PercentComplete = 89, DownloadSize = 0, Result = 0x0
e. Progress: Status = ciStateInstalling, PercentComplete = 100, DownloadSize = 0, Result = 0x0
f. Progress: Status = ciStatePendingSoftReboot, PercentComplete = 0, DownloadSize = 0, Result = 0x0
g. Progress: Status = ciStateInstallComplete, PercentComplete = 0, DownloadSize = 0, Result = 0x0
h. Job completion received.
3. CCMSDKProvider.log – Get client agent settings…Getting reboot setting whether to show dialog instead of notification
1. Locationservices.log – Check whether it’s able to find WSUS Path= and Distribution Point with patches
2. WUAHandler.log to check whether scan is completed or not
3. Updatedeployment.log – Check for deadline of the assignment and Software Updates client configuration policy, DetectJob completion received for assignment, Added update (Site_, PercentComplete, etc…
4. Execmgr.log – Execution is complete for program Software Updates Program
5. RebootCoordinator.log – Reboot related things