Windows 10: Windows 10 update failure with x 0x80080008 using Win10 Home

I have gotten the above error and tried a few things to fix it on my own, but to no avail. I have tried using the troubleshooter, but it's totally dead - clicking on the button in the Windows Update does absolutely nothing. I have also tried getting into admin mode with 'command prompt' and that failed. I have also tried using Windows+R to get to it and it also failed.


I have a Dell laptop with an i3 core and 6 GB RAM (over 5.8 GB Ram available) It's running Win10 home version 1803 version 17134885. I have Avast and AntiMalware on top of Windows Defender


Thanks in advance


Mike Agner

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• Update&security -> Windows update -> Finding update... .... .... ....

Planning to download the latest Win10.ISO (vers.1803) and manually update:
- Then wait that my ordered new SSD arrives and clone the old HDD to it.

 

Windows Update (Error 0x80080008)

Hi,

If you are getting error 0x80080008 in Windows 10, we suggest that you refer to the answer of
Sayan_Ghosh found on this
thread and see if the troubleshooting steps provided will work for you.

Let us know if you need further assistance.

 

Windows 10 Update Error Code - 0x80080008

Hi Teddie,

You encounter the error code 0x80080008 when the update is either stuck or some of the update files are not successfully downloaded and installed.
We need to do further investigation on your concern so that we can identify the cause of the issue. Kindly answer the following questions for clarification:

• Which build of Windows 10 is currently installed on your computer? To know about it, hit
  Start, type
  Winver and then press Enter. You could also press
  Windows Key + R, type
  Winver into the Run dialog and press
  Enter.
• Were there any changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• Can you tell us what troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Furthermore, we suggest that you restart the Background Intelligent Transfer Service or BITS. This will transfer files (downloads or uploads) between a client and server. This provides progress information related to the transfers. Here
are the steps:

• Press Windows key + R.
• Under the search line, type services.msc and press Enter.
• Look for Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS).
• Make sure that it is Running.
• If it isn’t, right-click and select Start.
• Right-click again and choose Properties.
• Choose the Recovery tab and make sure that First failure and Second failure are set to
  Restart service.
• Confirm it the check for updates once again.

We're looking forward to your response.