Fix 80070005 Windows Update Error Manually

Fix 80070005 Windows Update Error Manually

Click start menu and open run.

2. Type dcomcnfg and press enter.

3. Click twice on the Component Services folder and explore Computers folder.

4. Open my computer and right click to see properties.

5. Select COM Security and hit Edit Default.

6. Click Add and then Advanced.

7. Choose locations and then hit Local computer name and press OK.

Fix 80070005 Windows Update Error Manually

The error code “0x80070005” is also known as “Access Denied”. The error normally happens if you don’t have file or registry permission to install the update. This can happen if you are using a standard, non-administrator account. To fix the problem, download the SubInACL Tool and install it. Once installed, start Notepad then copy and paste the following:

@echo off

setlocal

echo.
echo Determine whether we are on an 32 or 64 bit machine
echo.

if “%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%”==”x86” if “%PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432%”==”” goto x86

set ProgramFilesPath=%ProgramFiles(x86)%

goto startResetting

:x86

set ProgramFilesPath=%ProgramFiles%

:startResetting

echo.

if exist “%ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\subinacl.exe” goto filesExist

echo ***ERROR*** – Could not find file %ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\subinacl.exe. Double-check that SubInAcl is correctly installed and re-run this script.
goto END

:filesExist

pushd “%ProgramFilesPath%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools”

subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl.exe /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f
subinacl.exe /subdirectories %windir% /grant=administrators=f /grant=system=f

echo FINISHED.
echo.
echo Press any key to exit . . .
pause >NUL

popd

:END

endlocal

Save the file as “reset.cmd” then open Windows Explorer and right-click the file and select “Run as administrator”. Wait until the process is complete and then try installing the Windows Update again and see if it works.