Error 0x80070002 - 24H2 cannot be installed, Windows cannot be repaired and cannot be reset

EDIT:
Hello,

I finally reset my PC because... no solution.

I tried to restore the Restoration partition, but in the end I lost all my files anyway.

Thanks a lot,

Lusiiky

Hello,

I'm contacting you because I'm at a loss, and despite my knowledge of computers/Windows, I've run out of solutions...

The problem began this morning, when I tried to install the 24H2 update using the Installation Assistant, as my computer is fully compatible.

Except that after a while during installation: error 0x80070002.

So I tried to launch via the Windows ISO: setup.exe wouldn't launch, nothing happened.

After checking “C:\Windows\Logs\MoSetup\BlueBox.log”, the same error:

2024-10-07 23:51:29: Creating path (with ACL): [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT]...  

2024-10-07 23:51:29: Creating path: [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources]...  

2024-10-07 23:51:29: ScenarioCtrlHelpers::SetStateInRegistry: Setting Current Scenario: [0x1]...  

2024-10-07 23:51:29: ScenarioCtrlHelpers::SetStateInRegistry: Setting Install mode...  

2024-10-07 23:51:29: ScenarioCtrlHelpers::GenerateBoxHash: Calculating file hash...  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: Launching process: [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\SetupHost.exe] with command-line [/Install /Media /InstallFile “E:\Sources\Install.wim” /MediaPath “E:”] in Session: [-1]  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: Launching: [C:\$WINDOWS.~BT\Sources\SetupHost.exe] [/Install /Media /InstallFile “E:\Sources\Install.wim” /MediaPath “E:”] from []!  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: LaunchProcessInSession: Error = 0x80070002  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: LaunchProcessInSession returned: [0x80070002]  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: Checking cleanup registry value...  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: Cleanup value missing... assuming no cleanup.  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: Skipping cleanup.  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: MainHr: Error = 0x80070002  

2024-10-07 23:51:30: wWinMain: Error = 0x80070002 

And via the Setup Assistant, I also got this error instead :

SetupHost process returned: [0x80070002], but SetupHostResult registry key was missing. 

I tried most of the repair commands :

sfc /scannow 

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth 

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth 

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth 

I even tried via the ISO I had:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:E:\Sources\install.wim 

But nothing worked... still the same error...

I tried this script, which contains all commands for repairing Windows Update:

Write-Host “1. Stopping Windows Update Services...”  

Stop-Service -Name BITS -Force 

Stop-Service -Name wuauserv -Force 

Stop-Service -Name cryptsvc -Force 

Write-Host “2. Remove QMGR Data file...”  

Remove-Item -Path “$env:allusersprofile\Application Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\qmgr*.dat” -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue  

Write-Host “3. Removing the Software Distribution and CatRoot Folder...”  

Remove-Item -Path “$env:systemroot\SoftwareDistribution” -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse 

Remove-Item -Path “$env:systemroot\System32\Catroot2” -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Recurse 

Write-Host “4. Resetting the Windows Update Services to defualt settings...”  

Start-Process “sc.exe” -ArgumentList “sdset bits D:(A;CI;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;;SU)” 

Start-Process “sc.exe” -ArgumentList “sdset wuauserv D:(A;;CCLCSWRPLORC;;;AU)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;SY)” 

Set-Location $env:systemroot\system32  

Write-Host “5. Registering some DLLs...”  

regsvr32.exe atl.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe urlmon.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe mshtml.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe shdocvw.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe browseui.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe jscript.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe vbscript.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe scrrun.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe msxml.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe msxml6.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe actxprxy.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe softpub.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wintrust.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe dssenh.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe rsaenh.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe gpkcsp.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe sccbase.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe slbcsp.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe cryptdlg.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe oleaut32.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe ole32.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe shell32.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe initpki.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wups.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wups2.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wuweb.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wucltux.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe muweb.dll /s 

regsvr32.exe wuwebv.dll /s 

Write-Host “6) Resetting the WinSock...”  

netsh winsock reset  

Write-Host “7) Starting Windows Update Services...”  

Start-Service -Name BITS  

Start-Service -Name wuauserv  

Start-Service -Name cryptsvc  

Write-Host “8) Forcing discovery...”  

#wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow  

USOClient.exe RefreshSettings 

USOClient.exe StartScan

Same thing, nothing works...

I've tried in Settings > System > Recovery > Reinstall Now: it does download a repair version in Windows Update, but it fails at 8% with error 0x80070002 again.

I've tried “Reset this PC”, but I get “Recovery environment not found”.

Honestly, I've tried everything... I don't know what to do...

The problem is that it's a Cloud PC, so I don't have control over the BIOS, or the ability to launch with a USB key.

And as I have a lot of software, configurations, etc., I really don't want to reinstall the whole PC, despite the fact that this is surely the quickest and simplest solution. I'd really like to repair, reset without losing at least the files/software.

I'm now with Windows 11 23H2 (22635.4300).
And apparently, several people in certain forums have already had this error 0x8007000..

Thank you very much!

Hoping for a solution...