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5 March 2024  Ashley S. Miller  Specialist of Customer Service Dept.
 

Summary
Discover proven solutions for resolving the 0x80080008 Windows update error, and ensure data safety by backing up files before attempting repairs.



Table of contents

table iconI. What is the 0x80080008 error, and what is the reason for this error?
table iconII. Use Renee Becca to back up data before repairing the fault
table iconIII. How to fix the 0x80080008 error when updating Windows?
0x80080008 error

I. What is the 0x80080008 error, and what is the reason for this error?

You may receive error code 0×80080008 when you try to manually check for updates or install updates. This issue usually occurs due to some files included in the latest version of Windows Update being installed incorrectly or unregistered. In addition, the appearance of this error code may also be caused by the Windows update process being stuck, or some Windows update files cannot be downloaded or installed successfully.
After understanding the relevant knowledge points of the 0×80080008 error, let’s learn how to fix this error. But before that, it is recommended that you use a professional data backup tool to back up your data to prevent possible data loss during the repair process.

II. Use Renee Becca to back up data before repairing the fault

1. What is Renee Becca?

Renee Becca is a tool dedicated to system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It can help you back up and restore important data in your computer, such as programs, system configuration, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, etc. It adopts the leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to supporting system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your needs. need.
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2. How to backup data with Renee Becca?

Backing up data with Renee Becca is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, and select the (File Backup) option in the main interface (Backup) column.
click to back up files in renee becca
Step 2: Next, select all the files that need to be backed up in (source file (device)), and select the hard disk partition to store the backup data in (destination).
how to back up files in renee becca
In addition, in (task plan), you can make a daily/weekly/monthly automatic backup plan and click (confirm) to enable the automatic backup function.
file backup schedule on Renee Becca
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 diff mode.
backup mode of file backup on Renee Becca
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 completed.
Single version mode: Only the latest version is kept, and the previous version is automatically deleted after the backup is completed.
Entire mode: Creates a full backup.
Incremental mode: After the initial full backup, only incremental backups are created.
Differential mode: After the initial full backup, only differential backups are created.

Step 3: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start executing the backup file command according to your settings, and you can see the progress of all backup tasks on the task bar. After the backup is complete, you can click the (Restore) button to restore the files to the specified hard disk when necessary.
recover backup files from renee becca
Step 4: After that, select the location where the files are to be restored, and click the (Restore) button.
files recovery location
After understanding the method of backing up data, let’s continue to learn how to fix the 0×80080008 error.

III. How to fix the 0x80080008 error when updating Windows?

1. Disable antivirus software

Many times, Windows update errors are caused by the settings of antivirus software. Some error codes appear when antivirus software is too sensitive to identify the process of Windows Update as malicious content. As a workaround, disable your antivirus to try and resolve Windows update issues.

2. Rename the SoftwareDistribution folder

The Software Distribution folder is a folder used by the Windows operating system to temporarily store files that may be needed to install Windows Updates on your PC. Sometimes renaming the SoftwareDistribution folder name may fix Windows Update issues, as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, press the (Windows+R) key at the same time to open the run window, then enter (CMD) and press the (OK) key to open the command prompt.
windows Key + R
press win and r to run cmd
Step 2: Enter the command (net stop wuauserv) and press the (Enter) key at the same time. After the command is executed, restart the computer. If the command is invalid, you can right-click the (Start) button, and find (Computer Management)-(Services and Applications)-(Services), double-click to select (Windows Update) and select (Disable) in (Startup Type) , then press (OK).
Disable Windows Updates
Step 3: Restart the computer, after Windows restarts, right-click the (Start) button, and find (Computer Management)-(Services and Applications)-(Services) in turn, make sure that (Windows Update) is disabled (Keep the window is open).
Step 4: Next, under the (C:\windows) installation directory, look for a folder named (SoftwareDistribution) and rename it to (SoftwareDistribution.old).
delete the files of software distribution
Step 5: Then return to the Windows Update service interface, double-click to select the (Windows Update) service and select (Manual) in (Startup Type), and then press (OK).
enable windows update
Step 6: Next, find (Start) – (Settings) (small gear icon) – (Update and Security), recheck and download the update under the “Windows Update” option.
Click the settings button

3. Run SFC and DISM scans

SFC (System File Checker) and DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) scans are Windows built-in utilities that scan drives for errors and fix them automatically. Among them, the SFC command can immediately scan all protected system files and repair problems; while DISM can scan the system to find damaged files and try to repair known problems. The following is the detailed usage method:
Step 1: Search (cmd) in the search box on the taskbar in the lower left corner, right-click the search result and select (Run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
run as administrator
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, if the problem is not resolved, please continue to the next step.
Enter the SFC command
Step 3: Enter the following command (dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth) in the opened Command Prompt window and press the (Enter) key to repair corrupted system files. After the command is executed, restart the computer and check whether the current problem is resolved.
Run the dism command

4. Restart the components of Windows Update

Since the interruption of the Windows update process will cause the 0×80080008 error to occur, you can reset the Windows update process to solve the current problem. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Run the computer, press (Windows+R) keys at the same time to open the run window, then type (cmd) and click (OK) to open the command prompt window.
press win and r to run cmd
Step 2: Enter the following commands one by one, and press the (Enter) key after each command. After all commands are executed, restart the computer and try updating again to check whether the current problem is resolved.

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

Type net stop wuauserv

net start wuauserv

net start cryptSvc

net start bits

net start msiserver

Type net start wuauserv