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8 August 2023  John Weaver  Senior Program Developer
 

Summary
Learn how to resolve the 0x80070002 error message during Windows 10 updates. Discover the cause, effective solutions, and best practices for daily data backup.



Table of contents

table iconI. What is the reason for the 0x80070002 error?
table iconII. How to solve the 0x80070002 error when installing Windows 10 update?
table iconIII. Back up data regularly to prevent data loss
0x80070002

I. What is the reason for the 0x80070002 error?

The 0×80070002 error usually occurs when Windows 10 is installing updates. The reason for this type of problem is that the system cannot find or read the files/folders required by Windows Update.
80070002 error message
The 0×80070002 error occurred when you installed the Windows 10 update, you can use the following methods to solve it.

II. How to solve the 0x80070002 error when installing Windows 10 update?

1. Check the time setting

The right or wrong time setting has a great impact on Windows update, you can refer to the following steps to check whether the date and time settings are correct. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, enter (control panel) in the “search box” in the lower left corner, and open the application window.
control Panel
Step 2: Click on the (Clock and Region) option.
Clock and Region Options
Step 3: Next, select the (Change Time Zone) option under (Date and Time).
Select the Change time zone option
Step 4: Then, under the (Internet Time) option, click on the (Change Settings) button.
change settings button
Step 5: After that, check the (Synchronize with an Internet time server) option, and click the (Update Now) button, and then click (OK). After the operation is complete, restart the computer and install the Windows 10 update again to see if the problem is resolved.
Tick Synchronize with an Internet time server

2. Use the SFC /scannow command to check and repair damaged system files

If method one doesn’t work, it is recommended that you scan and repair corrupt files on your system. sfc /scannow is a commonly used command among all sfc commands. It can immediately scan all protected system files and repair problems. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Search (cmd) directly in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
run command prompt
Step 2: In the opened command prompt window, enter the command (SFC /scannow) and press the (Enter) key. Next, System File Checker will perform a system scan and fix problematic system files. After the repair is complete, restart your computer and try updating Windows 10 again.
Enter the SFC command

3. Disable Windows update service and delete update temporary files

If you encounter the 0×80070002 error, you can also disable the Windows update service first, delete the temporary files used for the update, and then re-enable the Windows update service. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Enter (Control Panel) in the “Search Box” in the lower left corner, and open the application window.
control Panel
Step 2: After that, enter (Administrative Tools) in the “Search Box” in the upper right corner and open it.
Search Management Tool
Step 3: Under the pop-up “Administrative Tools” window, find and double-click the (Services) option.
Select service options
Step 4: Next, select the (Windows Update) option with the right mouse button and select the (Stop) button.
Stop the Windows Update service
Step 5: Find and open the (This Computer) application on the desktop. Next, find the (local disk C:)-(Windows)-(SoftwareDistribution) folder in turn, and delete the folder. If you don’t want to delete, you can also rename the folder to SoftwareDistributionold, then restart the computer, and enable the Windows update service again to see if the problem is resolved.
Delete the SoftwareDistribution folder

4. Run the troubleshooter to diagnose and fix errors

Windows Update Troubleshooter is an approach worth considering when you encounter any problems running Windows Update, which can automatically diagnose and fix common problems with Windows Update. Specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Enter (settings) in the search box in the lower left corner and open it.
Open the settings app
Step 2: Next, find (Update and Security)-(Troubleshooting)-(Windows Update) in turn, and then click the (Run Troubleshooting) button, and then you will start troubleshooting and solving problems that prevent you from updating Windows.
run troubleshooter
The above are the four methods that can solve the 0×80070002 error. In order to avoid the loss of important data in the device due to various reasons, it is recommended that you back up important data in time.

III. Back up data regularly to prevent data loss

If you want to do a good job of daily data backup, you need to use professional data backup software to operate. Here I recommend a professional system data backup tool – Renee Becca .

1. What is Renee Becca?

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2. How to use Renee Becca to perform daily hard disk data backup?

Daily backup with Renee Becca is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, select the (hard disk/partition backup) option in the main interface (backup) column. This option can back up the data of the entire hard disk or partition. If you only need to back up individual important data, you can also use the (file backup) function.
Select Hard Drive/Partition Backup Options
Step 2: Next, select the hard disk device to be backed up in (source file (device)), and select the device to store backup data in (destination). If you need to back up the partition, you can select the (Partition Backup) option in the upper right corner.
Select hard disk backup device
Step 3: In (Task Scheduler), you can set the daily/weekly/monthly regular backup and the time to automatically start the backup.
hard disk backup plan backup
Step 4: In (Backup Scheme)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable backup scheme mode according to your personal needs. Renee Becca has 5 backup schemes to choose from, namely version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, incremental mode and differential mode.
Select backup plan mode
Renee Becca has 5 backup plans to choose from:
Version chain mode: Only the latest 5 versions are kept, and useless old versions are automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
Single version mode: Only the most recent version is kept, and the previous version is automatically deleted after the backup is complete.
overall pattern: Create a full backup.
Incremental mode: After the initial full backup, only incremental backups are created.
diff mode: After the initial full backup, only differential backups are created. You can view the difference between incremental backup and differential backup.
Step 5: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the hard disk backup command according to your settings.
Hard Disk Backup Backup Now