Windows 10: Microsoft Photos installation Code: 0x80070005 error

I don't even know where to begin.


So, I noticed a couple of days ago that Adobe After Effects wasn't opening on my laptop. I ignored it for a while thinking it would fix itself. It did not. I updated Windows but that didn't fix the problem. I googled it and after some searching I found out that Windows Defender had blocked After Effects for whatever reason. I resolved the issue by manually allowing it through Defender. Everything's good now, right? No.


Yesterday I was trying to open Windows Photos and it wouldn't open. A window would come up quick then vanish immediately. I left it alone for a while hoping it would fix itself notice a pattern?. It did not. I went to the Defender like before to see if Photos had also somehow gotten blocked. It hadn't. I googled it and tried a bunch of suggestions I've tried so many I can't even remember them all. At some point the app just stopped opening at all no pop up and vanish. I realized it had uninstalled. Which is weird because I thought it was one of those preinstalled apps that can't be removed but alright I guess. I could still search it up through the windows search bar but it wouldn't open. When I went to the Microsoft Store it said "you own this app" but it also had an install button so I pressed it. It downloaded to like 95% then said error. I checked the details and it said Code: 0x80070005.


I've googled the problem up and down and it seems that this is actually a very common problem amongst a lot of users. I've done EVERYTHING that people have suggested but nothing has worked.

Here's a list of the stuff I can remember doing, none of which have worked I tried almost everything:

• Any and everything to do with Windows Powershell
• CMD check, scan and restore health
• CMD sfc/scannow
• Checking for malware
• Troubleshooting literally everything
• Going to the "Local" folder and giving access to "Everyone"
• Going to Defender and adding the Host Process for Windows Services program
• Probably anything else you can think of

At some point the name for Photos even changed for some reason. Now, when I look for Photos in the windows search bar it says ms-resource:AppFriendlyName. The only thing that has worked is creating a new user and downloading Photos from there but I want to be able to use it from my main account/user again. I've had this laptop for almost a year and this has never happened. Is there anything else I can do?

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Error code 0x80070005

Hello Sandra,

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the complete error message along with the error code of this issue?
• What exactly are you trying to perform prior to this issue?

I would like to inform that Error 0x80070005 is a Windows Update error.

If you are facing this issue while installing the Windows Updates, I suggest you to refer to the below Microsoft Support article, try the troubleshooting steps suggested and check if it helps.

Error 0x80070005 in Windows Update when you try to install updates


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Error code 0x80070005

Hi,

To fix your concern, please click the link below and follow the suggested troubleshooting steps:

• Error 0x80070005 in Windows Update when you try to install updates

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Error code: 0x80070005 - 0xA001A

Trying to download windows 10 to a media device (USB) for installation on another PC and keep getting this error. Am wondering if I should be following the steps suggested for error code: 0x80070005-0xA0019 ?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.