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consistent update problems error code: (0x800f0805)

Anonymous
2024-05-12T22:50:58+00:00

Hello. I've been having troubles updating my windows since roughly the end of February this year. Along with that I've noticed a missing wsock32.dll error anytime I try to launch Steam, which prior to this had worked fine without any sort of errors that couldn't be solved be restarting the program/my PC. I have a hunch the two errors could be linked. I don't know much beyond a general layman, however, I have tried general scans through cmd prompt and none of them have fixed my issue. I'm hoping I wont need to wipe and try a fresh install on my hard-drive, but I'm not sure what else to try at this point. Thank you for any feedback

Error code: (0x800f0805)

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-13T02:09:53+00:00

    Hi Daeman, I'm Sumit, here to answer your query at the Microsoft Community.

    This can certainly be fixed without a fresh install.

    Could you share a screenshot of the update history?

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

    Reset Windows updates in Windows 10/11

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

    Download the file > Right-click it and run as administrator. Reboot and check for updates again.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ot1kwb78h3rpx3z/WuRes...

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