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Josh_Smith

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Jan 26, 2022
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I came across this error message along with various codes while installing updates on my system via Settings or Windows Update Standalone Installer. How do i go about it? how do I fix this error with error codes: 0xc8000222, 0x800f0905 and 0x80070422
 
You can try this.
Corrupt system files may lead to error code 0xC8000222. To fix it, you can run an SFC by following the steps below.
Step 1: Type in cmd to the search bar, right-click Command Prompt and choose Run as administrator.
Step 2: In the CMD window, type in sfc /scannow and press Enter.
Step 3: After the scan finishes, you can execute another two commands.
DISM /online /Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth


Then

Follow the instructions below:
Step 1: Open Command Prompt with admin privileges.
Step 2: Stop Windows Update services by typing in the following commands and then hitting Enter after each one:
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver

Step 3: Execute the following commands to rename the SoftwareDistribution and Catroot2 Folder:
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old

Step 4: Run these commands to restart Windows Update services:
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
 
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