In this post, I describe how to fix the error: "Windows couldn't complete the requested changes. Because of network policy settings, Windows couldn't connect to the Internet to download files that are required to complete the requested changes. Contact your network administrator for more information. Error code: 0x800F0907" Cause This error can occur when you try to install a Windows feature e.g. .NET Extensibility 3.5 in Internet Information Services: And the policy 'Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair' has 'Never attempt to download payload from Windows Update' checked: Resolution 1 To resolve the issue, go to the policy in Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System, uncheck the 'Never attempt to download payload from Windows Update' checkbox. Ensure the policy is updated on the computer e.g. gpupdate. The Windows Features installer can now proceed by letting Windows Update download...

In this post, I describe how to fix the error "This update is not applicable to your computer" which can occur when trying to install Windows Management Framework 3.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2. Cause If you check the Setup log in Windows Event Viewer, you may also see "Windows update could not be installed because of error 2149842967": The cause of the error is that, as per the system requirements on the   Microsoft download page , WMF 3.0 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 (or later). Resolution To fix the error, I installed .NET Framework 4.8 using Windows Update: I was then able to install WMF 3.0