Windows 10: Windows Update Showing error (0x80080005) randomly

I recently built my PC and have a fresh install of Windows 10 with all the recent updates.... over the past week or so I am noticing that I am getting error code (0x80080005) in Windows Update when I check for updates. The odd thing is that this is solved generally with a reboot and will function fine and then all of a sudden the error code returns.

A bit of Back Story... shortly after my first install of Windows 10 I ended up with a nasty case of Ransomware (I was a Mac user previously and didn't think the dangers were that much different) anyway I was forced to do a complete wipe of the System SSD and reinstall Windows 10 fresh. Its been working fine since and my AntiVirus programs (Defender, Malwarebytes, & Trend Micro Maximum Security) all have shown Zero Threats since (and I'm more careful) so I am not sure if that issue had something to do with the randomness of this one.

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I'm experiencing the same issues as mentioned in this thread.
Windows Update and Windows Store is unable to update/install anything. My Event Viewer shows a lot of DistributedCOM error 10010 when I try to run Windows Update or Windows Update Standalone Installer.
The Standalone installer also reports error: 0x80080005 after it has run for a while.

I'd really like some help getting Windows Update working again, preferably without having to reinstall the entire OS. (I have tried a repair/upgrade or something like that from the media creating tool, it bumped me up to a newer version, but Windows Update and Store is unfortunately still broken)

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

while updating it shows error (0x80080005) and not updating and showing a message of restarting after may 15

Hi,



It's possible that there's some software conflicts or corrupt system files causing the error 0x80080005 to appear whenever
you try to update. We'd like to learn more about your concern so we could provide the proper resolution. We just have a few questions for you:

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  Which version of Windows 10 is on your computer? To check, click Start then type winver and press Enter. Please include the Build number as well.
  
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  Do you have any third-party antivirus software installed on your computer?
  
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  What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?