Fix: Your Device is Missing Important Security and Quality Fixes. Error (0x80080005)

Anonymous
2020-05-21T20:55:46+00:00

here were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x80080005).

This is the error I get every time for a few days.

I tried troubleshooting but it didn't work. 

Many have said in other queries(for the same problem) to Reset SoftwareDistribution & Catroot2 folders. But I'm scared to do that because I'm worried if something happens to my laptop.

Please suggest a way to solve this issue.

Below attached is the screenshot of the issue.

Kindly help,

Thank you.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2021-08-20T11:26:59+00:00

This is a frequent issue sometimes caused by driver compatibility errors: Windows 10 Update Assistant (microsoft.com)

You could try downloading the Windows Update Assistant. It can help bump your version of windows past this sort of update error to the latest version.

Choose the 1st option for the update assistant: Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-06-13T15:23:26+00:00

    Your device is missing important security and quality fixes problem in my laptop so update not work

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-06-12T10:31:17+00:00

    Ive went through all instructions and im getting " not allowed" in cmd ? is there something im missing?

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-10T15:42:48+00:00

    ren %systemroot%\softwaredistribution softwaredistribution.bak

    ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak

    Didn't work. Not external or internal command thing appeared on running it.

    ren wasn't a syntax it wrote.

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  4. Sumit 44,416 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2021-06-09T04:08:39+00:00

    No problems.

    Let us check the Installation log to find why the update failed. Please share the logs as mentioned in this article. You should use a File sharing service like Onedrive or Media Fire to upload files and share the link in the next reply.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/troubleshoot-feature-update-install-failures/eaf4ff24-64d6-4c72-824c-3ba3df716fc3

    • **The Panther logs.**Files named Setupact.log and Setuperr.log from the following path C:$Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther
    • **The Rollback logs:**These usually are created if Windows Update rolls back. Files named Setupact.log and Setuperr.log from the following path C:$Windows.~BT\Sources\Rollback
    • **[Only if the error code is 0xC1900101-0x30018]**The Device Install Log from C:/$Windows.~bt\Sources\Rollback\setupapi\setupapi.dev.log

    You can open the folder directly by pasting the path in Run dialog box.

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