Windows Update Issue

Question

I keep getting the following on my windows update

error code: (0x800f0805)

Answer 1

Good day gerard terry!

Welcome to the Q&A forum.

I see you're facing the error code (0x800f0805) on your Windows 10 update.

To fix this issue, you may want to check this similar thread, where the issue was resolved by manually upgrading the PC using the Windows Media Creation Tool: how do I fix error code 0x800f0805

Hope this could help. Please let me know how it goes!

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Answer 2

Hi, good day!

• What specific update are you trying to install?
• Have you tried the AI suggested solution?

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Please let me know if you have tried the methods below.

• Run the Windows Update Troubleshooter

Press Start then click Settings (Gear icon)

Select Update and Security > Troubleshoot

Select Additional troubleshooters

Under Get Up and Running, select Windows Update

Run the troubleshooter

• Make sure Windows Update and Background Intelligent Transfer services are available and running.

Click Start, type services.msc in the Start Search text area, and then click services.msc in the programs list. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.

Double-click Background Intelligent Transfer Service.

If the Startup status lists Stopped, click Start and then click OK. If the status is Running, right click then select Restart

Double-click Windows Update.

If the Startup status lists Stopped, click Start and then click OK. If the status is Running, right click then select Restart

Please try to run SFC and DISM to check for any system errors and corrupted files.

https://support.microsoft.com/windows/using-system-file-checker-in-windows-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca

After that, restart your computer

I look forward to your update and am happy to continue working with you until the issue is resolved. If you find the answer helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and consider upvoting it. Otherwise, please keep me posted by clicking "Add comments" below instead of selecting Yes or No.

Answer 3

Error 0x800f0805 indicates that a specific Windows package is considered invalid or missing from the system’s component store.

On Windows systems, this error can occur when servicing tools such as DISM or internal update mechanisms try to access a core package (for example, the Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package) that is not correctly registered. In documented cases, the corresponding registry entry under:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ComponentBasedServicing\PackageIndex\System

for the Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~<Image Version> value is missing, which leads to 0x800f0805 and prevents listing or servicing features and updates.

The documented resolution is to recreate the missing registry value with the correct image version and data (for example, Microsoft-Windows-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~10.0.14393.0 with value data 0x00000000), using a known-good machine with the same OS build as a reference for the exact value name and data.

Because this involves direct registry editing and matching the exact OS build, it should be done carefully and only if comfortable working with the registry, ideally after exporting a backup of the affected key.

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References:

• Error 0x800f0805 when Server Manager and DISM fail to list the available features