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0x80073712

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Windows Update Windows Update Needs an admin

0x80073712: a file Windows Update needs is damaged or missing

Likely causes

  • Damaged system files.
  • Corruption in the component store.
  • An update that was interrupted partway through.

How to fix it

  1. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
  2. Run DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth.
  3. Run sfc /scannow to repair protected system files.
  4. Restart and run Windows Update again.

Checked against: support.microsoft.com

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