Your Application event log contains one or both of the following:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: xx/xx/xx
Time: hh:mm:ss
User: <UserName>
Computer: <ComputerName>
Description: Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from:
<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt>
with error: This operation returned because the timeout period expired.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: xx/xx/xx
Time: hh:mm:ss
User: <UserName>
Computer: <ComputerName>
Description: Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from:
<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt> with error:
The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
If the Update Root Certificates component is installed, and the computer cannot connect to the Windows Update site,
you will receive these errors.
NOTE: The Update Root Certificates component automatically updates
trusted root-certificate authorities from the Windows Update site at regular intervals.
Your computer must have access to the Internet or you must turn off the Update Root Certificates component:
1. Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs / Add/Remove Windows Components.
2. Clear the Update Root Certificates box and follow the on-screen instruction in the Windows Components Wizard.
NOTE: If you have a temporary connectivity problem, resolve it.