Our operating systems are prone to errors often after getting updated. There are a multitude of errors that you could be facing according to Microsoft; in this article we are going to talk about one error in particular i.e. 0x80080005.
Why does Error 0x80080005 in Windows 10 occur?
In order for you to choose the most appropriate troubleshooting method, here are the reasons that are generally behind error 0x80080005. You can choose your pick of it and apply the correct solution:
- A possible corruption or bug in any of your Windows components.
- An update could also have malfunctioned.
- It could also be that you have enabled a third party app, anti- virus or a firewall.
How to resolve Error 0x80080005 in Windows 10?
Here are all the possible solutions that you can try to attempt, in order to eradicate the issue.
Virus or Bug
If any of your files have caught a virus, then go on and conduct a complete scan of your device. Whichever anti malware program you have installed on your system will be enough for this job.
Any and all corrupted files will be discovered and discarded, thus getting rid of the error.
Disable any anti-malware
Anti-virus systems are equipped with protecting our devices, by blocking the presence of any harmful files.
Because of this, it might sometimes end up blocking important files thus leading to error 0x80080005.
- From the search bar, look for the control panel.
- There you can find the security and system option leading to the defender firewall.
- You should be able to find the turn on and off functions.
- Disable the firewall for both private and public networks.
- Save the changes and restart the PC.
- Lastly, check for the error once again.
Run the trouble-shooter
For situations like these, Microsoft has an inbuilt program in its operating system. This update trouble shooter is perfect for finding any flaws in any of the updated files and even fixing them.
- To open the settings, press on Win and I key.
- Click on the security and updates option, and then the troubleshoot.
- You will find a Windows update option on the right side, which will redirect you to the run trouble shooter option.
- You simply have to follow the list of instructions provided on the screen and then restart your device in the end.
- After this, you can check if the error 0x80080005still persists or not.
Grant SVID complete control
In case both the methods above did not help you and the update is still stuck then:
- Press the Win and R keys.
- This will open the run box, enter a code – cmd.
- You can then open the command prompt by pressing on control, shift and enter keys simultaneously.
- The user will then have to enter a code such as, cmd.exe /c takeown /f “C:\System Volume Information\*” /R /D Y && icacls “C:\System Volume Information\*” /grant:R SYSTEM:F /T /C /L
- Hit enter and exit the windows.
- After a quick reboot, recheck the situation with the error.
Reset distribution of software
If none of the methods seem to be working, you can reset two major folders of the update. The software distribution and the catroot2:
- After signing in as admin, open the command prompt.
- Enter the appropriate codes; you can get from the official website.
- It will stop four update services.
- Paste the same codes to the for the software distribution.
- Also paste the same codes to catroot2.
- After this, you can restart your PC once again and recheck for
If your system is still displaying the error after all these troubleshooting methods, then the problem might lie in a bigger cause. For this, you should visit the official website of Microsoft and enquire for some customer service.
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