Pesistent windows 10 update failure

Question

I am having problems time to time.

Am using Win 10 pro 64 bit version on Intel i5-650 with 16 GB RAM and 2 hard disk of 1 TB Each.

All is fine except every now then windows update fails. It goes up to 99% then rolls back. This continues for few days till I manually disable that update using wushowhide.diagcab

Currently the message is

Some update files are missing or have problems. We'll try to download the update again later.

Error code: (0x80070003)

Windows update troubleshooter is of no help. This failure to update has happened many times and I have tried most of the solution without success and am currently manually bypassing specific updates by using wushowhide.diagcab

Log of wushowhide

Show or hide updates

Issues found

2017-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 fo... Fixed

Hide updates Not run

Feature update to Windows 10, version 1703 Fixed

Hide updates Not run

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 for Windows 10 Version 1607 ... Fixed

Hide updates Completed

Issues found

 2017-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607

for x64-based Systems (KB4025339)

Fixed

Hide updates Not run

 Feature update to Windows 10, version 1703Fixed

Hide updates Not run

 Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 for Windows 10 Version

1607 and Windows Server 2016 for x64 (KB3186568)

Fixed

Hide updates Completed

Detection details

Collection information

Windows Version: 10.0

Architecture: x64

Time: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 8:28:58 PM

Publisher details

Show or hide updates

Select the updates that Windows will install automatically

Package Version: 1.0.1.20150615

Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

I have started weekly checking the system by running the following

chkdsk C: /x /r

Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

sfc /scannow

No problems. ( I do note that there is something corrupting as sfc once in while reports some corruption which it fixes)

Current failure messages are

Feature update to Windows 10, version 1703 from 28 July

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 for Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016 for x64 (KB3186568) from 12 July

2017-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4025339)  from 12 July

2017-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB4022715) from 16 June

In between some updates go thru.

This is very troublesome because unless I manually disable the system takes 10-15 minutes downtime to update and undo every time I boot up

What should I do to find what is wrong and correct it. This is a upgrade from win 8.1 32 bit . have changed CPU for 64 bit support

I have Norton Secuirty active .

Answer 1

Windows has been running with clean boot for a few days and trying to upgrade and failing.

I have disabled all non microsoft services and all startup items. However have not disabled system services. Will do that now and try again

Answer 2

Thanks Jesrael Bor

I did that but it was not succesfull.

What next?

 

Answer 3

Thank you for your response. Kindly do a clean boot on your Windows 10 PC. Clean boot is done to begin Windows with the use of minimal set of drivers and programs. This will eliminate software conflicts that happens when you try to install a program or an update. While the computer is at the clean boot state, try to run the update and see if it will be a success. Click the link below to start the clean boot procedure.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows.

Update us of the result for us to assist you further.

Regards.

Answer 4

Jesrael Bor

I did that 3 months back. I also moved to a new HDD at that time. That is how I have 2 Disks.

Did not make a difference. It takes me 6 hours to reinstall and get all my programs and configure them. Having done that once I want to avoid doing it unless we really know what is the issue...

Like Motherboard, Driver, Some component is failing.....

Answer 5

Hi,

There may be few reasons why you are getting the error 0x80070003 when you try to update your Windows 10 PC. Kindly refer to the helpful support link provided below for a possible resolution of the issue. The link contains steps on how to create an installation media for Windows. In order for you to update your Windows into the latest build, kindly follow the steps suggested in this link. 

Download Windows 10.

Post here the result for us to assist you further.

Regards.