How To Fix Windows Update Error 0x80070103 In Windows 8?

Are you a windows 8 user and receiving “Windows Update Error 0x80070103”? This error mainly occurs when you try to make Windows Update or Microsoft Update tries to install an update in their Windows 8. You system can get this error when Windows Update or Microsoft tries to update currently

installed driver to any unsupportable version of that driver.

Error Codes Occur During This Windows Update Error

There are basically two type of update error code shown up by windows 8, these codes are:

WindowsUpdate_80070103
0x80070103

Causes behind Windows Update Error 0x80070103 ?

There can be lots of reasons for this error, but some of the most common ones are mentioned here:

When you try to install a driver that IS already installed in your PC.
Sometime when you try to install a driver which is not compatible with its version and already installed on your computer.

How To Fix Windows Update Error 0x80070103

Follow these step by step simple solutions to fix problem raised in your Windows 8 PC.

Open control panel or press Windows Key+ R and type in “Control Panel” and then press enter.
From control panel, click on “Windows Update“.
To hide your important updates, click on the link that says “important updates are available”.
Now make selection for the updates you want to hide, or simply right click on it and then click on “Hide Update”.

After that disable auto-update of driver installation, for this follow the below steps:

Open “My Computer” on your system and go to Properties.
From the left menu you will see “Advance system settings“. Click on it and it will open System Properties Window.
From the System Properties Window select “Hardware and tap on the “Device Installation Settings“.
Now select “let me choose what to do” and finally select “Never install driver software from Windows Update”. Then click Save changes button to save the changes made.

These steps will surely help you to fix this error.

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