In this post, we will be talking about the 0x80072F8F – 0x20000 Windows Upgrade error and see what you can do to resolve it. What does Error Code 0x80072f8f 0x20000 mean?

Error 0x80072F8F can occur when running Windows Update, during Activation or when opening the Microsoft Store. Here are some fixes to help you.

To fix this, you can try setting your clock back to December 2nd 2017 and running Windows Update again. For me, it allowed Windows Update to run and download and install updates.