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Step-by-Step Guide: How to Fix Error Code 0x8007000D in Windows 11

Introduction

In a world where keeping your system up-to-date is not just a convenience, but a necessity for maintaining security and optimal performance, encountering an error during an update can be more than a little frustrating. One such error that has been plaguing Windows 11 users is Error Code 0x8007000D. This guide aims to be your friendly companion in resolving this pesky issue, ensuring your Windows 11 system gets back on the update track.

Understanding Error Code 0x8007000D

Error Code 0x8007000D is not as cryptic as it appears. This code is Microsoft’s way of telling you that there’s something amiss with your update files or process. It usually occurs when you try to install system updates through Windows Update.

Causes of Error Code 0x8007000D in Windows 11

Several factors can trigger this error, ranging from corrupted system files, outdated drivers, to conflicts with third-party software. Knowing the root cause can be a significant step towards resolving the error.

Preparing Your System for the Fix

Before diving into the troubleshooting steps, it’s wise to ensure that your system is ready for the fix. Create a restore point to safeguard your data and settings, and make sure you have the necessary administrative privileges to carry out the solutions.

Step-by-Step Guide: How to Fix Error Code 0x8007000D in Windows 11

Step 1: Restart Your Computer

  • Click on the Start button.
  • Select the power icon, then choose “Restart.”

Step 2: Run Windows Update Troubleshooter

  • Press Win + I to open Settings.
  • Navigate to “Update & Security” > “Troubleshoot” > “Additional troubleshooters.”
  • Click on “Windows Update” and then “Run the troubleshooter.”

Step 3: Reset Windows Update Components

  • Press Win + X and select “Windows Terminal (Admin)” to open it with administrative privileges.
  • Type the following commands, pressing Enter after each:
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver

Step 4: Run the SFC and DISM Commands

  • Open Windows Terminal as an administrator again.
  • Type sfc /scannow and press Enter. Allow the process to complete.
  • Now type the following command and press Enter:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Step 5: Update Drivers and Software

  • Right-click on the Start button and select “Device Manager.”
  • Expand each section, right-click on each device, and choose “Update driver.”
  • Select “Search automatically for updated driver software” and follow the prompts.

Step 6: Perform a Clean Boot

  • Press Win + R, type msconfig in the box, and hit Enter.
  • In the System Configuration window, go to the “Services” tab.
  • Check “Hide all Microsoft services” and then click “Disable all.”
  • Go to the “Startup” tab and click “Open Task Manager.”
  • Disable all startup items, close Task Manager, and click “OK” on the System Configuration window.
  • Restart your computer.

Conclusion

With this guide at your disposal, addressing Error Code 0x8007000D on your Windows 11 system should now feel like a manageable task rather than a daunting challenge. Follow the steps outlined, maintain patience, and soon your system will be smoothly running updates, ensuring you continue to enjoy an optimized Windows 11 experience.




How much space does Windows 10 take

Ever wondered how much space does Windows 10 take on your laptop or desktop computers? In this article, I’ll be detailing every aspect of how much storage does Windows 10 take upon a fresh installation, and the ideal storage consumed by Windows after using and installing programs on it.

You might probably have hard disk drives (HDD) or solid-state drives (SSD) as your primary storage on your computers. Regardless of which type of technology you are using, you still want to end up minimizing the amount of unnecessary files stored inside these drives for optimal performance! Let’s go ahead and analyze the storage consumed by Windows 10 in detail!

How much space does Windows 10 take?

The storage capacity consumed by Windows 10 has a lot of factors affecting it. Starting from the device drivers, software updates, pre-installed software installations, and so on. However, generally speaking, we will look into the actual HDD or SSD capacity needed by Windows 10 given the most “general” kind of Windows 10 setup.

#1: Fresh Installation

Windows 10 Folder Size

On a fresh Windows 10 installation, the Windows folder itself already consumed a hefty 27.2 GB of storage alone. This storage does not include the Program Files and other user data folders that could also consume a few gigabytes of storage. Microsoft’s minimum free disk requirements when installing Windows 10 Operating System is at least 32 GB of free disk capacity.

Windows updates could also increase the storage consumption of Windows upon initial installation. Thus, the minimum requirement of at least 32 GB of free disk capacity is quite reasonable.

#2: Actual Usage

The actual storage capacity usage of Windows 10 will definitely increase over time as you will have to store your documents, files and folders as well as software installations such as productivity and office, photo and video editors, document processor, or even games on your computer.

However, there’s actually no definitive amount of “enough” storage as the actual storage consumption varies depending on user activity. In my case, having all the software and programs installed on my device, Program and Files alone already consumes 48 GB of storage! That 48 Gigabytes of storage already includes the entire collection of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Illustrator) along with other productivity software such as Microsoft Office, etc.

It is advisable to have at least 50 GB of free storage space if you’re a minimal user that doesn’t do heavy tasks on Windows 10. Take note also that the storage consumption doesn’t include any games on my computer as typically, modern games nowadays use 20 GB up to even 150 GB of storage space or even more! It is advisable to keep these games on a hard drive as it’s much more cost-effective and only keep the frequently used apps and programs on your system drive that’s hopefully already on a solid-state drive (SSD).

Conclusion

There is no definitive way of answering how much storage space is practically enough for you or for someone as again, it depends on the user activity. However, having an idea on how much storage space does Windows 10 take is crucial to have a baseline on the minimum system storage space do you really need to have on your laptop or desktop computers. Ideally, in the terms of storage, the more the better.

Hopefully this article will help you better understand the usage consumption of your operating system specifically Windows 10! Share this article or leave your comments, feedbacks or questions down below.




Fix Hyperscape The Procedure Entry Point Error

In this article I’ll show you the possible solutions to fix Hyperscape the procedure entry point error or vulan-1.dll hyperscape error while playing the newly released open-beta game Hyperscape.

There could be a number of possible causes for this one such as outdated graphics card, missing vulkan-1 dll file, and other gpu related problems.

I will show you here 5 major solutions for this particular error.

Fix Hyperscape The Procedure Entry Point Error

This kind of error in Hyperscape can be solved by a number of particular ways. This error points out that there’s something wrong with your system files and configuration, graphics driver incompatible/outdated drivers. Updating your graphics drivers usually addresses this issue but you might still be shown with the vulkan-1.dll hyperscape error. To fix this error on Hyperscape, simply follow through the detailed steps down below:

Fix 1: Update your graphics drivers

Yep, you might have heard this tip / solution too often times but this solution worked out for the most number of users that are trying to play the newly launched game! Updating your graphics drivers is one of the most important step in making sure that your graphics card is compatible with the game. The most practical method to do first when trying to fix Hyperscape The Procedure Entry Point Error is to update your graphics drivers. To update your drivers, follow the instructions below.

So go ahead to your Start menu > Search for device manager > Expand the Display Adapters to know which graphics card are you using.

Go to the official drivers download site depending on your manufacturer:

After the update process, restart your computer and see if Hyperscape is now working properly. Otherwise, if you encounter still the same error or the vulkan-1.dll hyperscape error, proceed e with the next step below which is to download the vulkan-1.dll itself and place it on your system.

Fix 2: Download Vulkan-1.dll for Hyperscape

Another fix for this particular issue is by downloading the vulkan-1.dll for your system. However, before doing this step, ensure that you have updated your graphics drivers to the latest version. Vulkan-1.dll Hyperscape error means that the game fails to launch or load properly due to the missing required DLL library component. So in order to resolve this missing library file, simply download the vulkan-1.dll and place it on your system folders and game directory folders. To do so, follow the steps:

Installing Vulkan-1.dll on System Folders

  1. Download Vulkan-1.dll.
  2. After downloading, extract the file to C:\Windows\System32
  3. If prompted to replace, select overwrite and replace.
  4. Next, extract the file in C:\Windows\SYSWOW64
  5. If prompted to replace, select overwrite and replace.

Note: You must have administrative privilege on your windows account to place these files on the system folders.

Next, Install Vulkan-1.dll on Hyperscape

  1. Open the download Vulkan-1.dll archive/zip file.
  2. Go to your Hyperscape installation directory folder, or
  3. Go to Ubisoft Game Launcher folder
    • C:\Program Files\Ubisoft Game Launcher or
    • C:\Program Files(x86)\Ubisoft Game Launcher
  4. Open the games folder, then open up Hyper Scape.
  5. Place the vulkan-1.dll on this folder.

Go ahead and try relaunching the game once done and see if the error got fixed.

Fix 3: Set Hyperscape as High Performance

Another reason that could be causing this error on Hyperscape is that the system fails to provide the best graphics performance on the game itself. You can change this performance profile on Windows 10 to ensure that Hyperscape’s utilizes your GPU processing power. To change the gaming profile, follow these steps:

  1. Go to your Start Menu > Search for Graphics Settings.
  2. Open up Graphics Settings and browse for the Hyperscape game shortcut on your desktop.
  3. Set the graphics preference to High Performance.

After that, go ahead and try playing Hyperscape and see if Hyperscape The procedure entry point error is now fixed. If it still shows you the error, try these other fixes below.

Fix 4: Update the Driver using Device Manager

If in any case, the fixes above didn’t manage to solve Vulkan-1.dll error on Hyperscape, you can try updating your graphics driver using the device manager app on Windows. Sometimes, if your graphics card is no longer supported on the official website, a more updated graphics driver can be downloaded from the Windows Update repositories itself using the “Update Driver” option.

To update your graphics card using the device manager simply do these steps:

  1. Open up again Device Manager by searching “Device Manager” on your start menu.
  2. Expand the Display adapters and right click your display adapter.
  3. Click on Update Driver option. Wait for it to finish.
  4. Restart your computer afterwards.

Hopefully by that time, you manage to get Hyperscape The Procedure Entry Point Error fixed already. If still in any rare cases you still encounter the same error, kindly check the last fix on this guide.

Fix 5: Uninstall “unused” graphics drivers

Your last resort to fixing this problem is to check if you have any unused graphics drivers laying around on your computer. When you’ve upgraded or installed a new graphics card even a long time already, tendencies is that there’s still “leftover” driver laying around unused by your previous old graphics card or onboard graphics card. This can cause an issue with Hyperscape as instead of using your new GPU, Hyperscape might be forcing to use the old graphics driver detecting it as incompatible or outdated hence showing you Vulkan-1.dll error or The Hyperscape Procedure Entry Point error.

If you happen to have an extra graphics card driver installed on your computer, you can uninstall them by:

  1. Go to the Windows device manager app.
  2. Expand the display adapters, then identify which graphics driver is no longer being used.
  3. Right-click the graphics adapter and select the uninstall option.

Reboot your computer and see if the issue has been fixed. Hopefully by this time, you are now able to play the game without any issue. If you are confused with any particular step, feel free to watch and follow the video tutorial below and let me know your feedbacks in the comments section down below!

Video Tutorial




Windows 10 Update Service is missing solution | 2020

In this tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to fix the Windows 10 Update Service is missing issue on Windows Updates.

This issue prevents windows update to check and install security and feature updates on your computer due to some corrupted registry keys and values and may also be due to disabled essential windows update services.

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Fix Windows 10/8/7 Slow Right-Click or Right-Click takes forever to load (2020)

Tired of endlessly waiting for your right click to load? Here comes the savior!

Windows Slow Right Click Problem

Windows Right-Click tend to slow down when the shell context menu on windows gets bombarded with apps.

In order to remove the context menu items or entries on Windows 10, 8, or 7 you can open up a registry editor and delete their respective entries manually.

The downside of doing these manually is that when you delete accidentally a folder or a registry entry there’s no going back or it is very difficult to undo those actions.

However I will be showing you a better method by using a simple app called “ShellExView” to do that process much easier and much faster.

Follow along on the video tutorial below or the step-by-step guide to fix your Windows right click menu in no time!

Video Tutorial

Download ShellExView

Fix Slow Right-click on Windows (Steps)

  1. Download the appropriate version of ShellExView posted above (32 bit or 64 bit).
  2. Next, Extract ShellExView on any folder or location. Eg. Desktop
  3. Open up shexview application upon extraction.
  4. Go to options > check the option “Hide all Microsoft Extensions”.
  5. Select all extensions (shortcut Ctrl + A) then disable them by clicking on the red button on the top left of the application.
  6. Go to options > Restart Windows Explorer.
  7. Hit the yes button and check if the problem is now fixed!



Windows 10 BSOD: IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL NDIS.sys Fix

Learn how you can fix IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL NDIS.sys Blue Screen (BSOD) error on Windows 10 with 5 different tested working solutions.

Windows 10 BSOD or Blue Screen of Death can be caused by different issues on the system and so I will be showing you 5 different ways/methods on how you can fix and troubleshoot Windows 10 BSOD error “IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL” error.

The methods are demonstrated using the tutorial video below.

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Add / Install Microsoft Store on Windows 10 LTSC or LTSB Editions

In this video-article tutorial, I’ll be showing you how you can install or add Microsoft Store on windows 10 LTSC or LTSB Editions.

On a fresh installation of Windows 10 LTSC or LTSB Editions of Windows, Microsoft Store is not made available unlike other Windows 10 editions such as Home and Pro.

Follow along on the video tutorial posted below, and the download the required resources using the download button located below.

Video Tutorial

Step-by-Step Guide

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  • Extract the archive, then open up the folder until you see the Add-Store.cmd
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  • Open up start menu, look for developer settings.
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  • Choose the “Developer mode” under the “Use developer features”. Hit the yes button once prompt shows up.
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  • Go back to the extracted archive / folder. Right click the add-store.cmd and run it as administrator.
  • Wait for it to finish automatically installing Microsoft Store on your LTSC/LTSB system.

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Right click not working on Windows 10 start button / start menu

In this video-article, I’ll be showing you the step-by-step guide to fix right click functionality not working on Windows 10 start button / start menu.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Open up a file explorer and type on the address bar %appdata%.
  2. Click the back icon or go one directory backwards that will take you outside the appdata roaming folder.
  3. Open up “local” folder then look for Microsoft folder.
  4. Scroll down until you see the “Windows” folder and open it up.
  5. Download WinX files by clicking on the download button above.
  6. Extract WinX files / folder to corresponding WinX folder placed under the opened Windows folder.
  7. Replace all files (Group 1, Group2, Group 3) to fix any corrupted shortcut files and configurations.
  8. Open up task manager, then restart Windows Explorer or simply restart your computer.



How to Properly Force Windows 10 v2004 2020 Update

Windows 10 has been blocking updates on many devices such as laptops, tablets, even desktop computers due to known bugs and issues with the latest v2004 Update.

However, PC enthusiasts and professionals who know that their systems are not affected by these particular issues and/or just wanted to try the latest Windows 10 2004 Update, in this article-video tutorial I’ll be teaching you a very simple method to properly force install Windows 10 2004 Update.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Open up Windows Security, Navigate to Device Security > Core Isolation > Memory Integrity. Set the Memory Integrity option to OFF.
  2. Go here and download Microsoft Update Assistant Tool to update from Windows 10 version 1903 or 1909. NOTE: Windows 10 must be at least 1903 or 1909 for the tool to be able to detect and upgrade to 2004 version.
  3. Download and open up the tool and proceed with the installation. (It will check system hardware requirements, etc) then proceed with the download and installation.
  4. Restart your computer once done and proceed with update installations.
  5. Viola! You have Windows 10 2004 update installed on your machine properly!

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Update Release: Windows 10 KB4550945 for Windows Update fix

A new optional update for Windows 10, versions 1909 and 1903, has been released which addresses issues causing Windows Update crashes, unresponsiveness, and the behavior where the lock screen stops appearing.

KB4550945 update was categorized as optional non-security update and was part of the optional monthly “C” releases of Windows 10 which is for quality improvements.

The optional non-security KB4550945 update was published as part of the optional monthly “C” release and it only comes with Windows 10 quality improvements.

Other upcoming optional updates starting May 2020 can be located in the Windows message center announcement with regards to the other windows optional C and D update releases.

Installation

The optional update KB4550945 will be automatically installed using the Windows Update however if your Windows Update is not working properly, you can also install it manually by going to the Microsoft Update Catalog

KB4550945 highlights

  • Updates an issue that prevents certain apps from opening after you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, and a Bad Image error message appears. 
  • Updates in an issue that turns off notifications for devices that use a virtual private network (VPN) on a cellular network. 
  • Updates an issue that prevents you from resuming a Microsoft Xbox game on a Windows device after upgrading from a previous version of Windows. 
  • Updates an issue that causes a text box that contains multiple lines of text to stop responding in certain scenarios. 
  • Updates an issue that generates unexpected notifications when you change the default application settings. 
  • Updates an issue that causes Windows Update to stop responding when you check for updates. 
  • Updates an issue that fails to print content that is outside of the margins of a document.

Other list of changes in KB4550945

  • Addresses an issue that prevents certain apps from opening after you upgrade from a previous version of Windows, and a Bad Image exception dialog box appears. 
  • Addresses in an issue that turns off notifications for devices that use a virtual private network (VPN) on a cellular network. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents you from resuming a Microsoft Xbox game on a Windows device after upgrading from a previous version of Windows. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes a box that contains multiple lines of text to stop responding in certain scenarios. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents the touch keyboard from appearing during sign in when the user is prompted for the password. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents the touch keyboard from opening in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps when USB devices are connected. 
  • Addresses an issue that displays incorrect folder properties in File Explorer when the path is longer than MAX_PATH. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents the correct lock screen from appearing when all of the following are true:
  • Addresses an issue that generates unexpected notifications related to changing the default application settings. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes the sign in screen to be blurry. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes Windows Update to stop responding when you check for updates. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents the Sign in options page from opening using the mssettings:signinoptions-launchfingerprintenrollment Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). 
  • Addresses an issue with Bluetooth group policy settings on Microsoft Surface Pro X devices. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes a KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE (139) stop error when Windows resumes from Sleep and turns on certain Bluetooth headsets. 
  • Addresses a reliability issue in WDF01000.sys
  • Addresses an issue that causes an error in logman.exe. The error is, “A user account is required in order to commit the current Data collector Set properties.” 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents users from setting the REG_EXPAND_SZ keys in some automated scenarios. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes a memory leak in the LsaIso.exe process when the server is under a heavy authentication load and Credential Guard is enabled. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) initialization to fail with system event error 14 and prevents Windows from accessing the TPM. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes communication with the TPM to time out and fail. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents hash signing using the Microsoft Platform Crypto Provider for TPMs from working correctly. This issue might also affect networking software, such as VPN applications. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents applications running in an Azure Active Directory environment from receiving account change notifications. This occurs when using the Web Account Manager (WAM) and the WebAccountMonitor API. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes systems to stop working with a 0x3B stop code when running a binary that is signed by a revoked certificate. 
  • Addresses an issue with merging Windows Defender Application Control policies that sometimes generates a duplicate rule ID error and causes the Merge-CIPolicy PowerShell command to fail. 
  • Addresses an issue that prevents a user’s PIN from being changed after connecting the device to Microsoft Workplace Join. 
  • Addresses an issue that fails to print content that is outside of the margins of a document.
  • Addresses an issue that prevents Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) management tools, such as IIS Manager, from managing an ASP.NET application that has configured SameSite cookie settings in web.config.
  • Addresses an issue that causes Microsoft Edge to stop working if you attempt to use paste functionality on webpages when cut-and-paste functionality has been disabled using a policy and Windows Defender Application Guard is active.
  • Addresses an issue that causes the Clipboard service to unexpectedly stop working.

Official Microsoft Release Article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-ph/help/4550945/windows-10-update-kb4550945