4] Run Windows Update Troubleshooter Run this inbuilt Windows Update troubleshooter to fix most of the common Update problems on Windows 11/10. Let us know if this post helped you solve the issue.

If you want to fix Windows Update error 0x800700c1 on your Windows 11/10 computer, then this post covers some simple options that you can try.

Error code 0x80073712 seems especially troublesome, as it means a file needed by Windows Update is damaged or missing.

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that caused Windows 10 security updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday to fail with 0x8007000d errors.

Microsoft released an emergency update for Windows 11, which resolves install errors in recent updates.

Restarting windows service update service can help fix the problem by reinitializing the update process and downloading new contents. Press Windows key + R on your keyboard to open RUN dialog box.