{"id":538,"date":"2016-05-24T17:51:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T17:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=538"},"modified":"2018-02-23T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T14:33:35","slug":"error-0x80070003-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/24\/error-0x80070003-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Error 0x80070003 in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows 10 Error 0x80070003<\/b> occurs during the updates download and installation procedure.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Your computer might be failing at applying the updates due to one or more of the reasons\u00a0<\/span>stated below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Terminate Windows Update Service<\/b><\/h2>\n

Windows Update Service<\/b> has probably failed to check for new updates. If the service is already running but somehow failed to perform the operation, it might be because of a temporary glitch. Try stopping the service and then re-starting it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Type <\/span>Services <\/b>in the <\/span>Search <\/b>box on the <\/span>Taskbar<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Open it from the <\/span>Search Results<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Scroll down the list of services that appear on your screen until you spot <\/span>Windows Update<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Right-click it and choose <\/span>Stop<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Right-click once again and this time select the <\/span>Start<\/b> option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Use Windows Update Troubleshooter<\/b><\/h2>\n

    If your computer is encountering <\/span>0x80070003<\/b> error while downloading and installing updates, there is definitely something wrong with the constituents of the <\/span>Windows Update<\/b> feature. The problem or anomaly won\u2019t come to the fore until the <\/span>Windows Update<\/b> toolkit files are corrupted and <\/span>Registry<\/b> entries are overwritten. And both of these occurrences eventually lead to an error message. Try the <\/span>Windows Update Troubleshooting<\/b> utility.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Type <\/span>Troubleshoot<\/b> in the <\/span>Search <\/b>box on the <\/span>Taskbar<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Open <\/span>Troubleshooting<\/b> from the <\/span>Search Results<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Click <\/span>System and Security<\/b> category | <\/span>Windows Update <\/b>sub-category.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Remove Temp Update Files<\/b><\/h2>\n

      Windows Update<\/b> creates a temporary folder where temporary update files keep on piling up for months, if not years. Getting rid of them might help resolve the <\/span>0x80070003<\/b> error.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Click the <\/span>File Explorer <\/b>icon on the <\/span>Taskbar<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Navigate to the following directory:
        \n>\u00a0C:\\Windows\\SoftwareDistribution\\<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Delete all the contents from the following folders:
        \n>\u00a0\u2026\\Data Store\\
        \n>\u00a0<\/b><\/b>\u2026\\SoftwareDistribution\\Download\\<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Verify Date-Time Settings<\/b><\/h2>\n

        Make sure your computer\u2019s <\/span>Date and Time Settings<\/b> are properly configured. If the automatic date and time sync displays incorrect date and time, manually configure it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Type <\/span>Date Time <\/b>in the <\/span>Search <\/b>box on the <\/span>Taskbar<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Open <\/span>Change the Date and Time <\/b>from <\/span>Search Results<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Make sure the date and time is not synced with <\/span>Microsoft<\/b>\u2019s servers. Move the <\/span>Set time automatically <\/b>slider to left in order to turn it <\/span>off<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Click <\/span>Change <\/b>under <\/span>Change Date and Time<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Set the appropriate date and time, and click <\/span>Change<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. Exit out of the <\/span>Settings<\/b> window.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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