Windows 10: Windows activation error 0x80070005

I had an issue with two of my servers unable to activate. Both for Server 2022, one with a kms host and the other was activating against it. The KMS host would fail activation online, and the other server would fail activation against the KMS host. I wasn't able to change the product key on either server. After researching the issue more details showed that it was an access denied error. Microsoft support couldn't help me and wanted me to rebuild the server OS.I used procmon to find more information on the access is denied error. After filtering for the correct process I saw that clipc.dll th

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Error code 0x80070005

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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

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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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0x80070005

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To address your concern, we suggest that you refer to the support link below:

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

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