Windows XP Update site is not working

I have Windows XP SP3 and IE8. When I go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com it redirects to and "Internet Explorer cannot display webpage". I also installed Windows Update Agent 7.4(WindowsUpdateAgent30-x86.exe) but not fixed

Do not advertise me to upgrade Windows because I installed on VM on purpose

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The Windows update site was decommissioned on 3 August 2020 for XP computers.

Most users will not be impacted by this change. Starting with Windows 8 Desktop and Windows Server 2012, connections to Windows Update service endpoints use a more modern algorithm (SHA-256). Older versions of Windows connect to Windows Update service endpoints by using the less secure SHA-1 algorithm.

Source: Windows Update SHA-1 based endpoints discontinued for older Windows devices

You will need to use the Windows catalog and download updates manually.

Official support for Windows XP SP3 ended at April 8, 2014. So you can no longer use Windows Update to install updates. Instead visit Microsoft Update catalog and install updates you need. Or use Autopatcher.

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