error Code 0x80070070

Question

I wanted to install update but it failed with an error code 0x80070070. What the code is it and how to fix it?

Answer 1

The first step would be to try resetting Windows updates using an automatic script. See:

http://www.yourwindowsguide.com/2015/12/windows...

Make sure you run the script as an administrator.

Please let us know if you need any assistance.

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Answer 2

Hi Corrado,

Click your Start Button, type winver and hit Enter

On the resulting dialog, what version of Windows 10 are you running?

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to Update and Security - Windows Updates

What update(s) are showing as pending on your system?

Answer 3

Hi Corrado,

This error can show up when there is not enough free drive space to install the updates. It is caused by a misconfigured or corrupted operating system file.

To help you fix this issue I need more information about your actions at the time you encountered this issue.

Answer 4

1. Is this a feature update to 1803 or some KB update? To know this -

To verify whether these are installed or not - Windows Key+I to invoke Settings > Update & Security > See which updates are getting installed. If this information is not available here > Click View installed update history to see which updates have been installed.

Make a note of KB number of this update.

2. Right click on Windows Start > Windows Powershell (Admin)

Type following (or copy and paste following) one by one and Enter

net stop wuauserv

net stop cryptSvc

net stop bits

net stop msiserver

Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old

Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

3. Type following in Windows Start Search box and hit Enter %systemroot%\Logs\CBS > Rename CBS.Log to something else.

If it doesn't allow you to rename - Type services in Windows Start Search box > Click Services > Scroll down to find the Windows Modules Installer service and double-click on it > Set its startup type to Manual > Reboot your computer

Go to C:\Windows\Logs\CBS > Rename CBS.Log > Reboot your computer > Then go back into the Services App and set Windows Modules Installer Service back to Automatic Startup (Note CBS log files contain information about windows update, SFC etc)

(Source - https://partnersupport.microsoft.com/en-us/par_...)

3. If this is a normal KB update -

You can download the updates from Microsoft Catalog and update manually. Switch off your internet before you start updating. Disable any third party antivirus which you should enable after the update. Search for relevant KB in the Catalog.

Microsoft Catalog - https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx

4. If this is a feature update to 1803 -

Uninstall any third party Antivirus (After update is successful, you can install it again)

You can go to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...

You can download the latest Windows 10 package from this link (media creation tool) and follow the instructions there to upgrade. Use the very simple instructions given under Using this tool to upgrade this PC to Windows 10

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-downlo...