Error code 0x800700c1 windows 10 updates

Description: Windows 10 automatic updates stops working with an error code 0x800700c1 due to multiple factors. Some of them are mentioned below.

First of all , Windows update never creates an issue without any interventions of third party software and also some internet issues.Another reason is about missing prerequisite updates for the update which you are attempting to perform. Furthermore, you have to have a good internet connection and sufficient disk space.

Error code 0x800700c1  causes

Causes for Windows update issues are many because you have not been updating for a long time or due to intermittent internet connectivity.For the reasons that Windows update client malfunctions and doesn’t perform updates automatically.

Similary Office and other Microsoft updates act according to the prerequiste updates and diskspace or internet connection. To resolve the issues for Windows updates, like wise you do it for Office updates, there are manual methods to check for updates. Rather than doing an automatic updates, we advise you to try doing a manual update to see if that helps. Rather than waiting for automatic updates to happen, some times you should restart the computer and manually check for updates. It may help some times.

While getting the updates for Microsoft Windows 10,  you should also check for some updates related to the third party programs or hardware. As a result, driver updates also needs an update to get latest Windows 10.

Windows 10 update Prerequisites:

• System services working
• Registry checks,
• Disk space
• Event Viewer logs need to be checked.
• correct system date and time
• Updated Drivers
• Activated Windows 10

Unable to install Windows updates due to error code 0x800700c1

is important to keep the computer secure and safe. There are many updates that come from automatic updates. They might impact the health of System services and automatically stops them from working.

System services

They stop automatically if there are any third party program interference. Many third-party applications may cause system services failure.

Windows 10 upgrade from the old edition to the new one shows the error code. This is called as an upgrade from Windows 10 versions. System stalls showing updating Windows 10 on the screen for hours and stops suddenly giving error code 0x800700c1.

Registry

Windows registry is the heart of an operating system. Because the system registry changes affect Windows updates and other programs. The registry changes are only detected using advanced tools. For the reason tha the registry is too big to search and handle issues, we have to use advanced tools in diagnosing them. Consequently System files play a key role in resolving the registry issues.

Disk space:

The system space is another key factor for this Windows 10 update error code 0x800700c1. Aboveall, the system should have sufficient disk space to install Windows 10 latest updates.

System date and time

Seems like system date and time are wrong which cuases the error 0x800700c1. Hence the system date and time should be set to local Geographical timezone for installing updates. Probaby you are travelling and didn’t notice the system time changes.

Event viewer

It is an error reporting tool that records the incident date and time in the log files. Most noteworthy incident collection point is this event viewer logs that helps  the reasons for various error codes.

Product key Issue

Another reason is  Windows 10 activation. If it is not active, you cannot install any Windows updates.

System drivers

You must update all the third party hardware drivers in contrast to the Window 10 updates.

Finally if you have tried all the above steps and still had the same issue, so you can talk to a technician available on chat support and ask for solutions.

Similarly phone support is another option to reach for assistance. While waiting on long hold, you can start typing your query to start a chat.