{"id":3441,"date":"2015-06-08T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T21:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/?p=3441"},"modified":"2019-09-25T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T22:22:00","slug":"0x80070005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/0x80070005\/","title":{"rendered":"0x80070005 &#8211; Fix for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get the fix to the <strong>0x80070005<\/strong>\u00a0boot error message affecting <strong>Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Windows 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>About the &#8220;<strong>0x80070005<\/strong>&#8221; error<\/h2>\n<p>The following information on this error has been compiled by NeoSmart Technologies, based on the information gathered and reported by our global network of engineers, developers, and technicians or partner organizations.<\/p>\n<h3>Description and Symptoms<\/h3>\n<p>The error messages, alerts, warnings, and symptoms below are tied to this error.<\/p>\n<h4>Symptom 1: <strong>0x80070005 <\/strong>error screen<\/h4>\n<p>The 0x80070005 error usually appears during Windows Update or by specific applications because of DLL files permission being denied, but it can also be caused by any of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Malware or virus infections<\/li>\n<li>Settings to Windows Update not being configured correctly<\/li>\n<li>Issues with Administrative rights<\/li>\n<li>Firewall software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Causes of this Error<\/h3>\n<p>This error has been known to occur as a result of one or more of the following:<\/p>\n<h4>Cause 1:\u00a0Windows access rights are not configured correctly<\/h4>\n<p>The most common cause of this error is a Windows\u00a0application that attempts to read or write a key file, but the access denied by Windows ACL(Access control list).<\/p>\n<h2>Fixing &#8220;0x80070005&#8221; on Windows<\/h2>\n<h3>Fix #1: Allow user full control<\/h3>\n<p>If the 0x80070005 error is caused by a specific application, the issue may be from its folder permissions.<\/p>\n<p>The following steps are for Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 users:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Run<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type:\n<pre>C:\\Users\\USERNAME\\AppData<\/pre>\n<p>Replace <code>C:<\/code> with the letter of the drive where Windows is installed. Also replace <code>USERNAME<\/code> with the username of the account you&#8217;re logged in.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Right-click on the <strong>Local<\/strong>\u00a0folder<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Properties<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Security<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Edit -&gt; Add&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>&#8220;Everyone&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>&#8220;Check names -&gt; Ok -&gt; Full control&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> to save the changes<\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_4533\" style=\"width: 990px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4533\" class=\"wp-image-4533 size-large colorbox-3441\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access-1024x592.png?resize=980%2C567&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Folder security settings screen\" width=\"980\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?resize=1024%2C592&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?resize=600%2C347&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?resize=60%2C35&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/Everyone-access.png?w=1298&amp;ssl=1 1298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-4533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Folder security settings screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After verifying that this fix works, you should attempt to narrow down which folders this should be applied to, as it is never a good idea to leave the ACL settings wide-open in this manner.<\/p>\n<h3>Fix #2: Configure Windows Update Settings<\/h3>\n<p>One of the easiest fix for the 0x80070005 error is to configure Windows Update settings to allow automatic updates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"info\">Make sure you&#8217;re logged in as an Administrator<\/p>\n<p>Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>Start<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type <code>update<\/code> in search box<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Windows Update<\/strong> from the search results list<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Change Settings<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Install updates automatically (recommended)<\/strong> at the <em>Important Updates<\/em> section<\/li>\n<li>Set a schedule when the updates are going to be installed<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div id=\"attachment_3445\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3445\" class=\"wp-image-3445 size-full colorbox-3441\" src=\"\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg\" alt=\"Windows Update settings screen\" width=\"452\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg?w=452&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg?resize=60%2C46&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/windows-update-install-automatically.jpg?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Windows Update settings screen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If your Windows Firewall settings are too strict, the 0x80070005 error might appear even if your Windows Update settings are set to automatically install updates.<\/p>\n<p>To fix this, follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click <strong>Start<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type <code>firewall<\/code> in the search box<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Windows Firewall<\/strong> from the search results list<\/li>\n<li>Choose <strong>Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall<\/strong> from the left side<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Allow another program<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Browse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Look for the <code>svchost.exe<\/code> file<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Open<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A new program called <strong>Host Process for Windows Services<\/strong> should be in your list.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3446 size-full colorbox-3441\" src=\"\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/svchost-exe-windows-firewall.jpg\" alt=\"Adding svchost to Windows Firewall \" width=\"237\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/svchost-exe-windows-firewall.jpg?w=237&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/svchost-exe-windows-firewall.jpg?resize=60%2C22&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/06\/svchost-exe-windows-firewall.jpg?resize=150%2C55&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Fix #3: Scan for viruses<\/h3>\n<p>A virus or malware infection can be the cause for the 0x80070005 error. Run an antivirus scan of your computer to make sure your\u00a0PC is\u00a0not infected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you don&#8217;t have an antivirus software program, use Easy Recovery Essentials&#8217; built-in Antivirus Scanner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Professional Edition of Easy Recovery Essentials for Windows features a powerful antivirus and rootkit scanner that can normally resolve this and similar errors caused by viruses, rootkits, trojans, or spyware. EasyRE is currently available for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 and can be downloaded and created on any PC.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Download Easy Recovery Essentials\" href=\"\/EasyRE\/\">Download Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a>. Make sure to note your Windows version (XP, Vista, 7 or 8) before you download EasyRE. This guide can help you\u00a0<a href=\"\/EasyRE\/Home\/IdentifyWindows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identify what version of Windows<\/a>\u00a0you have installed. For the purposes of this guide, you will need to obtain the Professional Edition of EasyRE.<\/li>\n<li>Burn the image. Follow these instructions on\u00a0<a href=\"\/wiki\/creating-a-bootable-cd-or-dvd\/\">how to burn the bootable ISO image<\/a>\u00a0very carefully, as making a bootable CD can be tricky! Alternatively, these instructions explain\u00a0<a href=\"\/wiki\/easybcd\/tips-and-tricks\/easyre-recovery-usb\/\">how to create a bootable EasyRE recovery USB stick\/drive<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Boot up your PC\u00a0<a href=\"\/wiki\/booting-from-a-cd-or-dvd\/\">from the Easy Recovery Essentials CD<\/a>\u00a0or USB you created.<\/li>\n<li>Once EasyRE is running, choose the &#8220;Virus Scanner&#8221; option and click\u00a0<kbd>Continue<\/kbd>.\n<div style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/EasyRE-Home.png\"><img class=\"colorbox-3441\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EasyRE Home\" src=\"\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/EasyRE-Home-1024x631.png\" width=\"717\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Choose \u201cVirus Scanner\u201d in Easy Recovery Essentials<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>After EasyRE scans your computer&#8217;s drives, identify and select the drive letter for your Windows installation\u00a0from the list, and then click on the\u00a0<kbd>Scan<\/kbd>\u00a0button to begin.\n<div id=\"attachment_506\" style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"size-large wp-image-506 colorbox-3441\" alt=\"EasyRE listing available drives for antivirus scan\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?resize=717%2C442&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"717\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?resize=1024%2C631&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?resize=60%2C37&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?resize=150%2C92&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Select-AV-Drive.png?w=1750&amp;ssl=1 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Choose the drive associated with the Windows installation you&#8217;re trying to repair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><\/strong><\/strong>EasyRE will begin scanning the drive for viruses, rootkits, trojans, spyware, and other unwanted malware on your machine. No intervention is required, and EasyRE will repair viruses as it finds them, reporting its progress as it goes along:\n<div style=\"width: 727px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Antivirus-Scan.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"colorbox-3441\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EasyRE: Automated Repair\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2013\/08\/Antivirus-Scan.png?resize=717%2C442&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"717\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Easy Recovery Essentials searches for viruses and cleans infections on the selected Windows installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once the process is complete, EasyRE will report its findings. Click on the\u00a0<kbd>Restart<\/kbd>\u00a0button to reboot your PC and test the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>You can download Easy Recovery Essentials\u00a0<a href=\"\/EasyRE\/\">from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Fix #4: Use SubInACL<\/h3>\n<p>If the 0x80070005 error is trigger by incorrect file permissions or registry permissions, the SubInACL command-line tool can be used to reset the permissions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?FamilyId=E8BA3E56-D8FE-4A91-93CF-ED6985E3927B&amp;displaylang=en\">Download SubInACL from Microsoft<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Install it<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type:\n<pre>notepad reset.cmd<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>Press <kbd>Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<li>Copy the following information to the <code>reset.cmd<\/code> file.\n<pre>@echo off subinacl \/subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \/grant=administrators=f \/grant=system=f subinacl \/subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER \/grant=administrators=f \/grant=system=f subinacl \/subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \/grant=administrators=f \/grant=system=f subinacl \/subdirectories %windir% \/grant=administrators=f \/grant=system=f @Echo - @Echo Done. @Echo - @pause<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Command Prompt, type <code>reset.cmd<\/code> to run the file<\/li>\n<li>Press <kbd>Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<li>Restart your computer<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>More Information<\/h2>\n<h3>Support Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/EasyRE\/\" title=\"Easy Recovery Essentials\">Easy Recovery Essentials for Windows<\/a> &#8211; our repair and recovery disk.<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It&#8217;s available for <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2012\/windows-8-repair-cd-download\/\" title=\"Windows 8\">Windows 8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2009\/windows-7-system-repair-discs\/\" title=\"Windows 7\">Windows 7<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/2008\/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download\/\" title=\"Windows Vista\">Windows Vista<\/a>. It&#8217;s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/blog\/windows-recovery-discs\/\" title=\"Windows Recovery Disks\">Windows Recovery Disks<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/forums\/\" title=\"The NeoSmart Support Forums\" rel=\"nofollow\">The NeoSmart Support Forums<\/a>, member-to-member technical support and troubleshooting.<\/li>\n<li>Get a discounted price on replacement setup and installation discs: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000HCZ9BG\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000HCZ9BG&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows Vista<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004Q0PT3I\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B004Q0PT3I&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows 7<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008H3SW4I\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B008H3SW4I&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20\">Windows 8<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Windows-Professional-Bit-OEM-DVD\/dp\/B08HDKTGBL?&#038;linkCode=ll1&#038;tag=neosmart.tech-20&#038;linkId=c1a541f8b3e350a03fcca7c6ce59031f&#038;language=en_US&#038;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\">Windows 10<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Applicable Systems<\/h3>\n<p>This Windows-related knowledgebase article applies to the following operating systems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows Vista (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 7 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 8.1 (all editions)<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 (all editions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the fix to the 0x80070005\u00a0boot error message affecting Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and\u00a0Windows 10. About the &#8220;0x80070005&#8221; error Description and Symptoms The error messages, alerts, warnings, and symptoms below are tied to this error. 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